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In the IPL, David Warner and Virat Kohli hold the record for scoring 500+ runs in seven seasons, with Kohli's 973 runs in 2016 being the highest ever in a season.
KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan follow closely, each having achieved this feat in five seasons.
Other notable players like Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, and Quinton de Kock have also scored 500+ runs in three seasons.

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Virat Kohli has the most runs in IPL 2024 (Image source: X/@IPL)

IPL: Here are players with 500+ runs in most seasons 

By Parth Dhall

Apr 29, 2024

07:17 pm

What's the story

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their second successive match in IPL 2024 as they beat Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. RCB chased down 201 in just 16 overs with nine wickets in hand. Will Jacks smashed a 41-ball 100*, while Virat Kohli shone with a 44-ball 70*. Notably, Kohli completed 500 runs in IPL 2024. Here are the batters with 500+ runs in most IPL seasons.

#1

David Warner: 7 seasons

Australia's David Warner has been dominating the bowlers for over a decade in the IPL. He is the third-highest run-scorer (6,564) after Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli. Warner holds the record for slamming 500+ runs in most IPL seasons (7). The dashing left-handed batter touched the 500-run mark in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2023.

#2

Virat Kohli: 7 seasons

In Ahmedabad, Kohli equaled Warner's record for smashing 500+ runs in most IPL seasons. This marks Kohli's seventh season where he touched the 500-run mark. Kohli, IPL's leading run-scorer, also did so in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2023. He slammed 973 runs in 2016, the highest-ever by a batter in an IPL season. His tally included four tons.

#3

KL Rahul: 5 seasons 

KL Rahul feature on this list with five such seasons where he scored 500+ runs. Rahul started his IPL journey with RCB before moving to Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, his breakthrough season was 2018 when he scored 659 runs at 54.91. Rahul, who now plays for Lucknow Super Giants, scored over 500 runs each in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

#4

Shikhar Dhawan: 5 seasons

Shikhar Dhawan, who is sitting out with an injury, remains one of the most prolific run-scorers in IPL history. He is one of only two players with over 6,700 IPL runs, the other being Kohli. Notably, Dhawan has slammed 500 or more runs in five different IPL seasons as of now (2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021).

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Other players with this feat

Chris Gayle, Suresh Raina, and Quinton de Kock have achieved this feat thrice in the IPL. Gayle: 2011, 2012, and 2013. Raina: 2010, 2013, and 2014. De Kock: 2019, 2020, and 2022.