Virat Kohli would be eyeing a major milestone when IPL 2026 gets underway on March 28, as the veteran RCB player has a chance to become the first batter in the tournament’s history to score 9,000 runs.
Kohli leads the most runs scored by a batter in IPL with 8661 runs followed by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan 7046 and 6769 runs, respectively. There are four more Indian batsmen who feature in the top-10 of the list.
At No. 5 is Suresh Raina with 5528 runs, followed by MS Dhoni (5439) and KL Rahul (5222) in the sixth and seventh positions. At No. 9 with 5032 runs is KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane.
The other batters who feature in the top-10 of IPL’s most runs list are David Warner with 6565 runs, AB de Villiers with 5162 runs, and Chris Gayle with 4965 runs.
Most runs by batters in IPL:
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 8661 runs (2008–2025)
- Rohit Sharma (DCH/MI) – 7046 runs (2008–2025)
- Shikhar Dhawan (DC/DCH/MI/PBKS/SRH) – 6769 runs (2008–2024)
- David Warner (DC/SRH) – 6565 runs (2009–2024)
- Suresh Raina (CSK/GL) – 5528 runs (2008–2021)
- MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS) – 5439 runs (2008–2025)
- KL Rahul (DC/KXIP/LSG/PBKS/RCB/SRH) – 5222 runs (2013–2025)
- AB de Villiers (DC/RCB) – 5162 runs (2008–2021)
- Ajinkya Rahane (CSK/DC/KKR/MI/RPS/RR) – 5032 runs (2008–2025)
- Chris Gayle (KKR/KXIP/PBKS/RCB) – 4965 runs (2009–2021)
