We know that Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum are among the most destructive batsmen in IPL, but the unknown fact is Chris Gayle and McCullum are the top 2 batsmen with the highest dot ball percentage (min balls faced 2000) with 46 and 45% respectively. Even though Chris Gayle is at the top of the table in terms of dot ball percentage, he is the batsman with 2nd highest strike rate(min balls faced 2000)
Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner are the batsmen who have taken the most 3s in their IPL career, both with 23 3s, then comes Virat Kohli with 19 3s. Most 4s are hit in the 4th over of IPL till now with a tally of 1911 and most 6s are hit in the 20th over with a tally of 866. David Warner scored the most runs in the 1st over(424) and MS Dhoni scored the most runs in the 20th over of IPL (655).
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar conceded the most runs in the 1st over while DJ Bravo conceded the most runs in the 20th over. Dinesh Karthik was involved in 37 run-outs, in which he was out only 13 times, and his partner got dismissed on other 24 occasions.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League. Virat Kohli was born on Nov 05, 1988; and as of 2023, he is 35 years old. Virat Kohli is a middle order batter from Delhi and bats right handed. He made his IPL debut in 2008.
Virat Kohli has played 228 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 6844 runs, with an average of 36.60.He has also slammed 5 centuries and 47 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 113 runs. Virat Kohli has hit 598 fours and 228 sixes in his IPL career.
In the IPL Auction 2023, the Bangalore franchise acquired the services of Virat Kohli for Rs 15.00 Cr. His last IPL match was against Chennai at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India on 18 20231681740000, where he scored 6(4).
Kl Rahul
KL Rahul is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Lucknow franchise in the Indian Premier League. KL Rahul was born on Apr 18, 1992; and as of 2023, he is 31 years old. KL Rahul is a batter from Bangalore and bats right handed. He made his IPL debut in 2013.
KL Rahul has played 114 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 4044 runs, with an average of 47.02.He has also slammed 4 centuries and 32 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 132* runs. KL Rahul has hit 342 fours and 166 sixes in his IPL career.
In the IPL Auction 2023, the Lucknow franchise acquired the services of KL Rahul for Rs 17.00 Cr. His last IPL match was against Punjab at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India on 18 20231681567200, where he scored 74(56).