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THE BATMAN’S THRONE – GLIMPSES BEST BATSMAN
Over the past fourteen years, the Indian Premier League has managed to spread its wings throughout the world, gaining a massive number of viewership and sponsors. It is also ranked the best T20 league in the entire world. There are humongous amount of records and runs reached.
Today in this article you will find about some of the best batsmen in IPL and you will also get to know why they are classified under this category, which will also include their best knock along with their career records and the teams that they have played for.
The main reason for the growth and development of this game is due to its batters and their unique techniques of hitting the ball, all around the ground. This makes it quite interesting for its fans and followers to watch the game with pride. Provided when the fans are given to chose their home team and support their favorite players, it takes the player-viewer relationship to the next level.
The below listed players have been the main reason for IPL’s quick development in such a short period of time. Read on to know who is on the list.
Best Batsmen in IPL – The Super 12 Hitters
12. Gautham Gambhir
The name KKR is currently a superhit because of this man, who has solely contributed a lot for the team’s success. His captaincy and opening has been the most highlighted aspect to admire.
Gambhir has managed to bag two IPL titles during his captaincy. He initially began his career playing for the Delhi Daredevils and played a decent role for two years. 2011 was the year when Gautham received a call from the KKR management. He averaged the highest during his times and were all above the late forties.
His highest score was 93 and total average of his entire IPL career is 31.23. In the mega auction of the IPL in 2018, the KKR management decided to release Gambhir which was in turn bought by the Delhi Capitals. He played a few games and realized the lack of form and he later resigned from captaincy and ultimately announced his retirement from all forms.
11. Shikhar Dhawan
Gabbar as he is fondly known stands second on our list. He is regarded as one of the best openers in the history of IPL. Dhawan also gripped his advantage of being an opener to add a lot of runs to his bag, while at the same time taking time to play a longer innings.
He started his career with the Delhi Daredevils scoring 340 runs and was quite impressive with the bat. He was later traded to Mumbai Indians in exchange with Ashish Nehra.
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In the year 2013 Shikhar Dhawan was taken by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. 2013-2014 was the life changing phase of Dhawan, as such was his class and form. He was later made the captain and was made to lead from the front for SRH.
Darren Sammy had to step down paving way to an upcoming star, who changed the history of the Sunrisers. His average skied to above 35 during his period with Hyderabad. He was again retained by SRH in the 2018 mega auction, but later had to join the Delhi Capitals from 2019.
He was also the first batsmen to secure consistent hundreds back to back. Playing for the DC team, he managed to get his career best average over these past three years.
10. Shane Watson
Last on the list, stands our one and only Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who has been magnificent in both batting as well as in the bowling department. He started his IPL career from the very beginning of the tournament (2008) beginning his amazing journey with the Rajasthan Royals team. He also played a crucial role in the title win of the team contributing a massive 472 runs averaging close to 47. He then played a decent game from the 2010-2014 period.
The former Royal then joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore and also proved the selectors right. He was bid for a staggering amount of nine crores by Kohli’s RCB. Watson spent his two years with RCB scoring with not more than 13 on an average.
His bowling was the only reason for his retention for the next year. In the year 2018, the Chennai Super Kings made a bid for the former Aussie during the IPL mega auction. Luck turned out to favor the CSK fans, as this was his best period and he was at his utmost form of his life. He was the lone warrior to make CSK cross the final line in the 2018 edition.
He later played for two more years until 2020 and announced his retirement from all formats. Therefore Shane Watson definitely stand on our list for the best batsmen in IPL.
9. Brendon McCullum
The power hitter of IPL is finally here on the list. McCullum has been into quite a lot of teams from the beginning. His unbeaten record of 158 runs in the inaugural match at Bangalore in 2008 for KKR still remains fresh.
IPL’s benchmark was set by this very innings of his. Brendon started his IPL career playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders averaging close to 62 in his first season. He later joined Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the year 2011, averaging close to 27.
McCullum then later played for CSK, GL and RCB. He is one such player who brings his team a powerful start for the innings to build steadily. 2018 was the last year he had played in the IPL for RCB.
Currently this Kiwi skipper stands tall among the KKR dressing room, as a head coach.
8. Chris Gayle
The Universe BOSS finally turns up on the list, getting a huge fan base in India, he stands in the most desired batsmen to watch in IPL. The former RCBian is still in his peak form. This man was once the most expected batsmen to open up the innings for RCB.
Seeing him walk out to bat, thrills the Bengaluru crowd that they go crazy for every single time that this happens. Gayle’s humongous 175 against the Pune Warriors is still the unbeaten T20 individual score.
He first started his IPL journey with the Kolkata Knight Riders averaging close to 30. He then joined RCB in 2011 and played for seven years, scoring a fifty once in every three games. His average playing for RCB sky-rocketed to the late fifties.
In 2018, he joined Punjab Kings when RCB decided to drop him. The Boss now is playing the ending touches of his career with this team.
7. Rohit Sharma
Moving further and further, we get to shortlist the best batsmen from the bucket. One such super talented player is our skipper from Mumbai Indians. Rohit has been the main reason for Mumbai’s success all through the years.
His captaincy and master strokes definitely needs to be put under the hall of fame. Rohit began his IPL journey playing for the Deccan Charges and played as a middle order batsmen for the next two years.
His average under the middle belt resulted to the late thirties. Rohit soon joined the Sachin led Mumbai Indians in the year 2011. Ever since he joined and captained MI,he has managed to win five IPL trophies for his team, making his team the highest number of title winners.
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The winning shower started in the year 2013 and continued to 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Sharma soon started to open the innings and was fearless with the bat, holding an highest score of 109. Rohit’s average as an opening batsmen has also been very impressive which is deservingly above 30.
6. David Warner
The sun is burning bright with Warner controlling its intensity. The respect that people had for Sunrisers has largely developed over the years.
Warner has been the pillar for the team’s maiden IPL title win in the year 2016. He has been the only player that the Sunrisers could rely on, in the batting cards.
Warner made his debut for the Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural year and played for them until 2013. Warner also averaged in the mid twenties during this period. It was the year 2014 when Warner received a call from Hyderabad. Since then his average has shot up to the early fifties. Warner has set an highest individual score of 126.
In 2016 he helped SRH win their first ever title building up a massive total of 208 against Kohli’s RCB in Bengaluru.
There are rumors that Warner is currently ill-treated and removed by the SRH management. We hope to see him back in action again in the IPL remainder.
5. Suresh Raina
Next on the list stands our Chinna Thala, who is quite famous among the people of Chennai. The youngster debuted for Chennai Super Kings in the year 2008. He impressed the franchise owners by grabbing 421 runs in his very first season averaging close to 38.
He later continued to play for the same team until 2015. When the CSK management collapsed, Raina was made the captain of the Gujarat Lions for two years. He managed to score 399 and 442 respectively while leading his team towards the victory line. 2018 was the year when Chinna Thala returned back to his den.
Raina played a crucial role in the 2018 title win for the Super Kings, who later was capped as the vice-captain for CSK. The year 2020 was the most controversial year for him, due to various rumors spread on his name on a room vacancy issue. He is currently the third highest run taker in IPL, with an highest score of 100.
4. MS Dhoni
On July 7th a legend was born in a place called Ranchi. He was set to make the country proud and also made the fans crazy for the team he played for in the IPL.
Chennai Super Kings was the birth place of Dhoni, and so will it be his end in the same team. He is the only player in IPL to captain a team from the very first edition until date.
He has also played the most number of matches with an highest score of 84. Commonly known as the finisher, he has been named as the most successful finisher in the history of IPL, making impossible run chases seam easy.
Dhoni has been the air that the Chennaites breathe. He has been an inspiration to millions of kids all across the world.
His calmness and captaincy has been his trademark. He is also classified as the best wicket-keeper ever, and the best captain to lead a team from the front. Dhoni was made to play for the Rising Pune Super Giant from 2016-2017, when CSK was banned. His averages have not been quite impressive but his contribution in finishes has made him occupy this fourth spot.
3. KL Rahul
Next on the list stands the captain of the Punjab Kings. The right-handed opening batsmen can also be called the best batsmen in ipl .
He takes time to settle and whacks everything over the fence once he is settled. Rahul has been the most desired player for many seasons.
He was also once the worlds best T20I batsmen. Although his leadership hasn’t been up to the mark, he has definitely satisfied the qualities required by a batsmen and a wicket-keeper.
He was first taken by RCB in the year 2013, but he failed to cross even 15 runs with five opportunities provided to him.
In 2014, the Sunrisers picked him and kept him rolling for two year. Back in 2016, he was again picked by RCB and this time he changed the misconception of RCB underestimating him and managed to score 397 runs in 14 games.
In 2018 when RCB decided to drop Rahul, Punjab Kings made use of this opportunity and hired him making him the captain from 2019. Rahul’s records have been excellent with an highest score of 132 against RCB.
2. Virat Kohli
On number 2, we have the Indian and the RCB captain King Kohli. Kohli has been the most successful and best batsmen in IPL.
He is also the most feared batsmen for a bowler to bowl and he holds the record for the highest number of runs in a season with a staggering sum of 973 runs in a single season.
Kohli also has been in the same team from the start of IPL. Vijay Mallya once said that, he never knew that he was picking the world’s best batsmen for RCB. Such is the quality and class from Virat.
Although Virat still hasn’t managed to win a title, he never lost a single fan from the die hard RCB fans from Bangalore.
Virat’s average has crossed 45 and has beeen consistent with this figure from the very beginning. His highest score has been 113 and plays in almost all orders. So will this year be the most anticipated year for Kohli?
1. AB DE Villers
The wait is finally over, as we bring before you the best batsmen in the IPL history. AB De the fearless, mighty, courageous and potential hitter is ranked best among all the batsmen so far in IPL.
His creative and innovative shots inspires many and he also has a huge fanbase in India. He is fondly called as Mr.360, Superman and AB+ve in Bangalore.
The fans just go wild to see this batting, especially at the Chinnaswamy. AB De according to us is the only batsmen who has the potential to smack any bowlers in the world. He has proven this right by sending of deliveries outside the park on many occasions.
AB De Villers first debuted for the the Delhi Daredevils and played for two years. 2011 was his life changing offer from the RCB management. There is no batsmen in this era who can surpass De Villers.
He has also managed to keep his average over the 40’s range with a highest score of 133. Some of his memorable innings are his 133 not out against the Mumbai Indians, his sensational chase against the Gujarat Lions in the 2016 semis and also his unforgettable knocks in the UAE.
So will this year be the year where AB can get to rest, by sealing a trophy for RCB? Lets wait and watch.
Conclusion
All the above mentioned players are some of the best hitters in world cricket. We have brought you a countdown of best batsmen in IPL history, to showcase talents and classify them orderly based on their records established.
The order listed above is based on our research over the years and this may no way dominate one player over the other. IPL has been a stage to exhibit talents and grip experience by facing world class bowlers along with the young Indian budding players.
This creates equal opportunity for a batsmen to explore his skill quite deeply. We hope the above listed players are satisfying what you expected and we assure to comeback with an even better detailed analysis.
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