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Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the records for the most runs scored (8,004) and the most centuries made (8) in the league. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains in the league, each winning five titles. Dhoni also holds the record for the most matches played.
Most runs in Indian Premier League (8,004) [172] Most runs in a single edition of IPL (973 runs in 2016). [173] Only player to be involved in three double-century plus stands, two times with AB de Villiers and once with Chris Gayle. [174] Most runs against Delhi Capitals (1,030). [175] Most hundreds in the league (8) [176] and in a single ...
Sachin Tendulkar scored a century in IPL 2011 for the Mumbai Indians. [7] Virat Kohli is one of only two players to score 4 IPL centuries in a single season. The other is Jos Buttler, who is also one of four players to score IPL centuries in back-to-back innings, the others being Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original eight teams in the IPL, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL, losing all (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests. Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. [1] [2] In the chase to achieve top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired in 1974 as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of ...
Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India, the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore, [62] the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament – less than two months – the weekly IPL salaries are extrapolated pro data to obtain ...
In 1769, John Minshull scored the first recorded century (100 runs or more) in cricket. [2] At the time, it was uncommon for a team's innings to be in excess of 100 runs, as the poor quality of the cricket pitches made batting difficult. Most matches were played on fields grazed by sheep, rather than dedicated cricket grounds. [3]
Across all three formats, 9 players have scored 50 or more centuries, 5 have scored 60 or more centuries and 3 have scored 70 or more centuries, 2 have scored 80 or more centuries in their respective international careers. Only one cricketer has scored 100 centuries.