The Indian T20 League has been a wonderful meeting point for the best of international cricket and Indian cricket’s young minds to meet at one stage. The Indian T20 League has opened up a great opportunity like nowhere else. First-time overseas players who come to the Indian T20 League are always in shock and awe over the wonderful support that they have received in India.
The Indian T20 League has been all about high run-scoring fests most of the time and the wonderful batting conditions in India coupled with the short boundaries have drawn the fans into stadiums. The fans love to watch fours and sixes being hit and have been entertained by some high-scoring clashes over the years. Here we will take a look at three of the all-time run scorers in the Indian T20 League-
3. David Warner
– David Warner has been one of the overseas greats in the Indian T20 League. The Australian has scored 5881 runs in 162 matches. Warner has scored runs at an average of 42 and at a strike rate of 140.69. The left-handed batter has scored four hundreds and 55 fifties in the tournament. The-36-year-old has played primarily for Hyderabad and Delhi. He will captain Delhi this year in the absence of Rishabh Pant. Warner led Hyderabad to an Indian T20 League title in 2016.
Shikhar Dhawan has been a constant in the Indian T20 League since its inception in 2008. The left-handed batter has played for teams like Delhi. Hyderabad and has been a regular in the playing group. Dhawan has scored 6204 runs from 206 matches at an average of 35.07 and at a strike rate of 126.34. The 37-year-old has scored 47 fifties and two hundreds in the Indian T20 League. Dhawan is currently the skipper of the Punjab franchise.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been with the Bangalore franchise and has not switched bases since 2008. Kohli captained the Bold Army from 2014 till 2022. Bangalore have reached three finals in the Indian T20 League, but have not got their hands on a trophy. Kohli has scored 6624 runs from 232 matches at a strike of 129.14 and at an average of 36.19. He has made five hundreds and 44 fifties for Bangalore.