KL Rahul completes 400 fours in IPL: Key stats
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul has completed 400 fours in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahul reached this landmark in Match 67 of IPL 2024 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rahul needed three fours to reach the landmark of 400. He is now the 13th player to complete 400 fours in the IPL. He scored 55 against MI.
Rahul joins these names
As mentioned, Rahul has become the 13th player to complete 400 fours in the IPL. He joins Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, and Chris Gayle on this elite list. Notably, Dhawan leads this tally with as many as 768 fours.
66 fours in IPL 2018
Rahul had a ground-breaking IPL season in 2018, where he smashed 659 runs at 54.91 for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Rahul smacked 66 fours, the second-most by a batter in that season.
40+ fours in six different seasons
It is worth noting that Rahul has smashed 40 or more fours in six different IPL seasons - 2024 (45*), 2022 (45), 2021 (48), 2020 (58), 2019 (49), and 2018 (66).
Over 100 IPL fours for LSG
In an IPL career spanning over a decade, Rahul has racked up 4,683 runs from 132 games at 45.46. The tally includes 41 fifty-plus scores (three tons). Earlier in IPL 2024, Rahul became the first batter to complete 1,000 runs for LSG. He has 1,410 runs for them at 41.47. Rahul remains the only batter with over 100 IPL fours for LSG (118).
