Sunil Narine has been in almost unstoppable form in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has been very impressive with the ball, but even more impressive with the bat.
At the time of writing, Narine had featured in all 11 games played by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024, scoring 461 runs. He has become an outside favourite to win the Orange Cap.
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But before that happens, he is set to breach the 500-run mark in the season, a magnificent feat considering that he's not a proper batsman.
Which players, though, have scored 500 runs or more the most number of times in an IPL season? The Sporting News lists down those players.
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Which batsmen have scored 500+ runs in an IPL season most times?
Virat Kohli and David Warner lead the list, having scored 500+ runs in seven different seasons.
In IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals' duo of Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag, as well as Travis Head (SRH) and Sai Sudharsan (GT) reached 500 runs in a season for the first time.
Player | 500+ runs | Seasons | Most runs in a season |
Virat Kohli | 7 times | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024 | 973 (2016) |
David Warner | 7 times | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 | 848 (2016) |
KL Rahul | 5 times | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | 670 (2020) |
Shikhar Dhawan | 5 times | 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 618 (2020) |
Chris Gayle | 3 times | 2011, 2012, 2013 | 733 (2012) |
Quinton de Kock | 3 times | 2019, 2020, 2022 | 529 (2019) |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 3 times | 2021, 2023, 2024 | 635 (2021) |
Gautam Gambhir | 3 times | 2008, 2012, 2016 | 590 (2012) |
Suresh Raina | 3 times | 2010, 2013, 2014 | 548 (2013) |
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