IPL is one of the biggest sporting events in cricket history. This league full of batting blasts and bowling wizards has become the most popular among the people. IPL has seen some great performances from the captains of their team where the captain really led the team with all his talent and effort. Most of the captains in the history of IPL have also been batsmen. And he has enthralled everyone with his batting. And scored the most runs for his team. who holds the record for scoring the most runs in ipl history
| No. | Name | Teams | Runs | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 4810 | 133 |
| 2 | Mahindra Singh Dhoni | CSK, RPS | 4475 | 196 |
| 3 | Gautam Gambhir | KKR, DD | 3518 | 129 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | MI, DCH | 3251 | 123 |
| 5 | David Warner | DC, SRH | 2931 | 71 |
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Virat Kohli has been one of the most valuable players in IPL history. Apart from scoring the most runs in IPL history, Kohli has also scored the most runs as captain in IPL. His 4810 runs in 133 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore is the most for any captain in IPL. Kohli has been a core member of RCB since making his IPL captaincy debut in 2011.
The 2016 IPL season saw Virat Kohli batting in great form, scoring 973 runs in the entire season. However, despite his formidable batting prowess, Virat has failed to capture the IPL trophy in the last thirteen years.
MS Dhoni has certainly changed the cricket landscape of India. Arguably the best finisher in the world, Dhoni made his IPL debut in 2008 for the Chennai Super Kings. And played for Rising Pune Supergiant for a few seasons. Dhoni has scored 4475 runs in 196 matches as captain in IPL.
Not only this, he is one of the most successful captains of IPL. The veteran captain had led CSK to three titles in 2010, 2011 and 2018.
Gautam Gambhir has had a successful IPL career as a batsman and captain for Kolkata Knight Riders. After being bought by KKR in IPL 2011, it didn't take long for Kolkata to become champions in 2012, courtesy Gambhir's purposeful captaincy skills. Gautam's aggressive approach proved to be a vital cog in KKR's successful campaigns in both 2012 and 2014.
In 2012, Gambhir scored the most runs by any captain in that IPL season and finished with the most runs (590) after Chris Gayle. In his entire IPL career as a captain, the southpaw scored 3518 runs as a captain in IPL history.
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Rohit Sharma entered the IPL in 2008 when the Hyderabad-based franchise bought him at a modest auction price. He empowered his team with good innings. Later, in IPL 2011, Mumbai Indians decided to repose faith in Sharma. Which proved right for the team.
Under Rohit's leadership, the team won five editions of the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He has been a prolific run-getter for MI. In 123 matches as MI captain, Rohit has scored 3251 runs in IPL. There was never a dearth of runs as a batsman. At crucial junctures in big matches, Rohit has done well
David Warner In IPL 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad's bid to pick up the batting dynamo at the auction table proved to be a defining move in IPL history. He was handed over the captaincy duties in 2015 which saw his team perform well over the next few years.
Warner has often shouldered the responsibility of scoring bulk of the runs for his IPL team as captain. Led Hyderabad with runs in the top order. In 71 matches as captain for SRH in IPL 2020, Warner has scored 2931 runs.
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