Who is The King of IPL?
Many players are famous for their better performances in IPL history. But, when it comes to a specific level, then all the IPL fans think about who is the king of IPL based on his excellent performance.
To clear the doubt among the IPL fans with the whole stats of the player we are here to talk about the IPL right king. The “King of IPL” title is held by Virat Kohli because of his Dominating Batting Performances, Leadership and Impact, Consistency and Records, and Match-Winning Performances.
Virat Kohli is the one of players who have played for only one team (Royal Challengers Bangalore) since the IPL’s first season (2008). He represented himself as one of the greatest batsmen in the league’s history, consistently delivering match-winning performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Virat Kohli’s Stats:
Virat Kohli has a rich betting performance status, inspiring leadership, style of captaincy, and focus on fitness which leads the IPL franchise named Royal Challengers Bangalore at the current time. Since 2008 Virat Kohli played 252 matches, made 8,004 runs, completed 8 centuries, and 55 fifties. The team once reached the final in Virat Kohli’s captaincy in 2016 but unfortunately, they lost the final to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Virat Kohli is the first-ranked individual player who scored the most runs and centuries in IPL, and the second-ranked player scored the second most fifties in IPL history. While Virat Kohli also has top-ranked stats in International Cricket, he has played 123 matches in Test and scored 9230 (30 centuries, 7 double centuries, and 31 fifties) with an average ratio of 46.85 for all time, 295 matches in ODI and 13906 runs (50 centuries, and 72 fifties) with an average ratio of 58.18 for all time while 125 matches in T20 and scored 4188 runs (1 century, and 38 fifties) with an average ratio of 48.7 for all time.
Virat Kohli is ranked 27th position in Test, 4th position in ODI, and 67th position in T20 in international cricket (ICC ranking). Virat Kohli has years of experience and knows how to play many times better than before. Virat Kohli also has social media accounts on Instagram etc and is famous on them.
| Type | Matches | Runs | Average | Centuries | Double-Centuries | Fifties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 252 | 8004 | 38.67 | 8 | 0 | 55 |
| Test | 123 | 9230 | 46.85 | 30 | 7 | 31 |
| ODI | 295 | 13906 | 58.18 | 50 | 0 | 72 |
| T20I | 125 | 4188 | 48.7 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
Other Players:
Along with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni also have a lot of fans because of their playing style and better performance.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, an Indian cricketer is considered one of the best batsmen in the world and has a lot of fans because of his elegant and powerful batting style, demonstrated strong leadership qualities, and was a successful captain of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma leads the Indian Cricket Team as a captain in Test and ODI matches.
Rohit Sharma is an old IPL player playing in the Indian Premier League since 2008 and played the first IPL season with the Deccan Chargers. Rohit Sharma played three seasons continuously with Deccan Chargers till 2010. Rohit Sharma played a vital role in the team’s winning the IPL champion title by scoring 362 runs at a strike rate of 139.13 in 2009. After 2010, Rohit Sharma became a member of Mumbai Indians and played 14th seasons with them continuously, while Rohit Sharma will also be playing the IPL 2025 with Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma is one of the ICC-ranked players in the world for the best performance in International Cricket test matches. Rohit Sharma scored 4301 runs with a batting average ratio of 40.57 in test matches for all time at the ranked position of 35 in the world. Rohit Sharma’s highest score in an individual test match was 212 against South Africa on 19 October 2019.
In the T20 format, Rohit Sharma has scored 4231 runs with a batting average ratio of 32.05 and ranked among the ICC’s top-ranked players at 63rd position. His highest score in T20 is 121 against Afghanistan on 17th January 2024. Rohit Sharma scored 32 fifties and 5 centuries in the whole International Cricket T20 career.
In his ODI career, Rohit Sharma made 10866 runs with a batting average ratio of 40.16 by playing 265 matches and ranked in 2nd position in the world, Shamra completed 57 fifties, 31 centuries, and 3 double-centuries. Rohit Sharma’s highest score in the ODI format is 264 scored against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014.
MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni’s full name is Mahendra Singh Pansingh Dhoni is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2017 who performed as a top-ranked right-handed batter and the best wicket-keeper in cricket history. MS Dhoni participated in the Indian cricket team for the first time on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played since 2019.
MS Dhoni also has been playing for Chennai Super Kings, CSK in the Indian Premier League since the IPL inaugural season in 2008 till now and was the most expensive player in the IPL first season who was bought for US$1.5 million. MS Dhoni was the captain of Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2023 and then became Ruturaj Gaikwad the CSK’s captain for TATA IPL 2024.
MS Dhoni was a successful mastermind player who won the TATA IPL championship title five times to CSK in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023 because of his challenges and unmatched leadership. MS Dhoni played 264 matches in his IPL bright career and scored 5,243 with an average batting ratio of 39.13.
Along with this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni also has a bright career in International cricket and has a lot of fans all over the world because of his great captaincy, aggressive batting, calmness under match pressure, tactical brilliance, thrilling victories, iconic and relatable personality, fearlessness, and bold decisions.
MS Dhoni also has been included among the ICC’s top-ranked players in the world based on his better performance. MS Dhoni played 90 test matches and scored 4876 with an average ratio of 38.09, 350 matches in ODI and scored 10773 with an average batting ratio of 50.58, and 98 matches in T20I scored 1617 with an average batting ratio of 37.6.