The Indian T20 League is the biggest platform for any batter to showcase his batting skills to the world and the management also presents an award which is known as the coveted Orange cap. The batter who scores the most runs during that particular season is eligible to win the award. Several of the top stars in the industry have sported the orange cap over the years.
The player who is at the no. 1 spot in the top-scorer list, wears a temporary orange cap while fielding and it can keep on changing depending on the number of runs accumulated over a season. Meanwhile, we will take a look at three players who have won the most no. of orange caps in the Indian T20 League history.
1. David Warner
The star Australian batter David Warner is one of the most successful batters in the history of the Indian T20 League with 3 orange caps to his name. Warner first won the orange cap in 2015 where he scored 562 runs. The second time he won the coveted orange cap was in 2017, scoring 641 runs. His best year was in 2019 when he scored 692 runs at an average of 69.2 and won the orange cap for the third time.
2. Chris Gayle
The Caribbean star cricketer, Chris Gayle needs no introduction as he is the most explosive batter to play the shortest format ever. His destructive batting in the cash-rich league attracted the fans the most. The 4th edition of the Indian T20 League was great for the ‘Universe Boss’ as he smashed 608 runs and won the orange cap. The mighty left-hander continued his brilliance in 2012 as well and scored 733 runs at an average of 61.08. He also became the first player to win the orange cap in successive seasons.
3. Virat Kohli
The former Indian captain has won the orange cap only once but made a record for the most runs scored in a single Indian T20 League season. The Modern day great smashed 973 runs in 2016 at a brilliant average of 81.08 in the 2016th edition. He also took his team to the finals that season but lost the final against Hyderabad. Kohli also made a record of smashing 4 consecutive hundreds in a single season of the richest league in the world.