Indian Premier League (IPL) begins from 9 April, 2021. Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the first game of IPL 14. But before the start of the cash-rich league, let’s take a look at who are the Top 5 run scorers in the history of the Indian Premier League. This list would give an idea about who has been consistent in IPL over the years.
Here are the Top 5 Batsmen in IPL:
| Sr No. | Name | Team | Runs |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5878 |
| 2 | Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 5368 |
| 3 | David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5254 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 5230 |
| 5 | Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 5197 |
Virat Kohli: The RCB skipper has been the most consistent batsman over the years in IPL. This comes as zero surprise as Kohli has been the backbone of RCB batting since the inception of IPL. He has never changed his team and has been the part of RCB since the beginning in 2008. He is the only player to achieve this feat. Kohli has the highest 5878 runs in IPL cricket at an average of 38.16. Kohli has five hundreds against his name and also has an impressive strike rate of 130. He attained these runs in 192 runs.
Suresh Raina: The player who has been widely regarded as the best T20 batsman is currently playing for the Chennai Super Kings. He has been playing for the franchise since 2008. In the years when CSK was banned, Raina played for Gujarat Lions and had a great season captaining the team. Raina has 5368 runs against his name with an impressive strike rate of 137. He has played 192 matches across all seasons of IPL.
David Warner: The explosive Aussie batsman is the only overseas batsman in the list of Top 5 run scorers. He has 5254 runs in 142 matches. He has scored four hundreds in IPL cricket. He is currently playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He started paying IPL in the year 2009. He started playing with the Delhi Daredevils. He also captained SRH to their maiden IPL victory in 2016. David Warner averages 42.71 in IPL which is the highest among players in the Top 5 run-scorers’ list. Also, the strike rate of 141 makes him one of the most explosive opening batsman.
Rohit Sharma: The six-time IPL Champion (1 with Deccan Chargers and five with Mumbai Indians) will be playing his 201st IPL match on 9 April 2021. He is fourth in the list of top scorers of IPL. Rohit Sharma has scored 5230 runs at an average of 31.31. He has been a tad bit inconsistent with his batting but his captaincy has won MI the IPL five times. Sharma has a couple of hundreds against his name in IPL cricket.
Shikhar Dhawan: The opening batsman has been around in three teams in the IPL. He started with Delhi Daredevils and later shifted to Mumbai Indians and also to Sunrisers Hyderabad but only to be back in Delhi Capitals. Dhawan has 5197 runs against his name in 176 matches. He has two hundreds with a highest-score of 106*.
This was the list of Top 5 run scorers as of 6 April, 2021. Will Kohli be overtaken this season?