The Indian Premier League has produced many great players in the last 17 years, but Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have always been at the top of the list. Shuban Gill who made his debut in IPL 2018 has also established himself as a promising batter by playing several crucial knocks for his side and is a rising star in the IPL. In this blog, we will see who is the best between Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and will also have a look at their stats.
Virat Kohli IPL Stats
Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the best batters ever and is also the highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. He has scored 8004 runs in 252 matches with an outstanding batting average of 38.67 and an excellent strike rate of 131.97. In 2016, he came up with his best form ever in the IPL and scored 973 runs in just 16 innings with a record-breaking batting average of 81.08 and a strike rate of 152.03 including 7 fifties and 4 hundreds in a single season of the tournament.
He holds various records in his name such as:
- Highest Runs in the IPL (8004 Runs)
- Most Centuries in the IPL (8 Centuries)
- Most Sixes for RCB (272 Sixes)
- Most Runs in an IPL Season (973 Runs, IPL 2016)
- Highest IPL Partnership (229 runs with AB de Villiers, vs GL in IPL 2016)
- Two times Orange Cap Winner (2016 and 2024)
- The only player to score more than 8, runs in IPL.
Rohit Sharma IPL Stats
Rohit Sharma is also considered one of the most explosive batters who currently stands in second place in the list of the highest run scorers in IPL. He is also one of the most successful captains in the history of TATA IPL, winning five IPL titles for Mumbai Indians. In 257 IPL matches, he has scored 6628 runs with an average of 29.72 and a strike rate of 131.14 including 43 fifties and 2 massive tons. IPL 2013 was the best season for Rohit Sharma in which he scored 538 runs in 19 matches with an average of 38.42 and a strike rate of 131.54 helping MI clinch their first IPL title.
Let’s have a look at the Rohit Sharma IPL Records:
- Most Sixes in IPL (257 Sixes)
- Third-most fifties in IPL by an Indian (43 Fifties).
- Third-most fours by an Indian in IPL (554 Fours).
- Third-highest runs in IPL (6628 Run
Shubman Gill IPL Stats
Shubman Gill made his debut in the Indian Premier League in the year 2018 and has been a consistent performer in the past seasons. He played a total of 103 IPL matches and scored 3216 runs with an impressive batting average of 37.84 and a strike rate of 135.70 including 20 half-centuries and 4 hundreds. In IPL 2023, he became the highest run-scorer of the season with 890 runs in 17 innings at an outstanding batting average of 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80 including 3 centuries and 4 fifties. The initial two seasons were not that special for him, but from IPL 2020, he has consistently scored 400+ runs in every season of the tournament.
The records of Shubman Gill in IPL:
- Orange Cap in IPL 2023 (890 Runs- Second highest ever)
- Highest individual score in playoffs (129 runs in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2)
Head-to-Head Comparison
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On comparing the stats, Virat Kohli emerges as the most successful batter but on the other hand, Rohit Sharma led MI to five IPL titles and is one of the most successful captains in IPL. Shubman Gill is a rising star and started playing IPL in 2018, whereas Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been playing since the initial seasons of the tournament and therefore we can not directly compare their stats.
Shubman Gill is an upcoming star who is also expected to be a promising IPL captain in the upcoming seasons. The 18th edition of the tournament is all set to begin on March 22, and all three players, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will be on the field, playing for their sides, and the fans are also expecting massive performances from their favourite players.
