User:Vibhijain/List of Indian Premier League cricketers

This article is about Indian Premier League cricketers with at least 50 appearances. For a list of all Indian Premier League cricketers with a Wikipedia article, see the Indian Premier League cricketers category, and for the current Indian Premier League rosters, see current team rosters.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, which has been held annually since its first season in 2008. Ten teams have played in the IPL, out of which Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala are now defunct. In the five seasons of the league, 46 players have played 50 or more matches, of whom Suresh Raina has played the most matches: 81 since his debut for his franchise Chennai Super Kings in 2008.

The leading run-scorer in the IPL is Raina, who has scored 2,254 runs. Brendon McCullum's score of 158 runs not out, made for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008, is the highest individual score in an innings in the IPL. Chris Gayle has scored three centuries in the IPL, whereas Adam Gilchrist, David Warner and Murli Vijay have scored two each. Gayle has the tournament's best batting average: 50.11. Among the bowlers, Lasith Malinga has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 83. The best bowling average is Sunil Narine's 13.50. Sohail Tanvir has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed six wickets against Super Kings in a 2008 match, while only conceding 14 runs. Gilchrist has taken the most catches as wicket-keeper in the IPL, with 39, while MS Dhoni has made the highest number of stumpings: 17. Rohit Sharma and Raina has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, taking 42 each.

The list includes all players who have played in 50 or more matches in the IPL, and is initially listed by the number of matches played. To sort the table by any statistic, click on the icon in the column title. These statistics are correct as of 2012 season, and do not cover the games played in other tournaments such as the Champions League Twenty20, the British Asian Cup or the 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia.