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In this article, we will break down the baap of IPL in terms of runs, wickets, captaincy & fielding.

IPL is popular because of the player playing in this tournament. It has a mixed combination of top-class players from all over the world and Indian Domestic Players. Often fans debate among themselves, who is the Baap of IPL.

So in this article, we will break down the real Baap of IPL in all departments like bowling batting, and fielding.

Who is the Batting Baap of IPL?

Virat Kohli is the best batsman of this century. He will always be on any list of the most run-scorer. The record of Virat Kohli in the IPL is unbeatable.

No one is even close to the peak that Virat Kohli reached.

He made 7263 runs in 237 matches in IPL and became the top run-scorer in the history of IPL.

He scored with a strike rate of 129.15 and an average of 36.20. He has 5 centuries and 44 half-centuries in his IPL career.

In 2016, he scored 973 runs in a single season, which is impossible to break. He scored 4 centuries in that single season.

So it is easy to answer that Virat Kohli is the real batting Baap of IPL.

Who is the Bowling Baap of IPL?

Dwayne Bravo, popularly known as DJ Bravo, is the bowling Baap of IPL. Nobody can forget the celebration of Bravo after wickets.

He has taken retired from IPL in 2022. He got a new job as the bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings in IPL.

He played 161 IPL matches and took 183 wickets, which makes him the leading wicket-taker in IPL.

His best IPL season is 2013 when he has taken 32 wickets in 18 matches and become the winner of the Purple Cap.

So, Bravo being the leading wicket-taker in IPL history may be easily crowned as the bowling Baap of IPL as well as the King of IPL.

Who is the Best Captain of IPL?

Rohit Sharma is regarded as the best captain of the IPL after MS Dhoni. He led Mumbai Indians in IPL and won 5 IPL trophies for them.

Mumbai won all the IPL titles under Rohit Sharma’s leadership. MI dominated IPL under his captaincy from 2013-2020.

Rohit played 213 IPL matches and made 5611 runs with an average of more than 30. He has 1 century and 40 half-centuries in his name.

He gives Mumbai Indians a good start with his bat. It seemed several times that when Rohit Sharma is out of form than Mumbai also struggled in the tournament.

So being the winner of 5 IPL titles, Rohit Sharma becomes the best captain of the IPL.

Who is the Fielding King of IPL?

Suresh Raina is known as the all-time best fielder of the IPL.

He has taken 102 catches in his 10 Indian Premier League seasons and some of them are unbelievable catches.

He has excellent reflexes in the field and can turn the game in a second for his team.

Who is the Sixer King of IPL?

Chris Gayle is the Sixer King of IPL. He is known for his huge sixes and made a name for himself as the universal boss.

A bowler is always in fear facing the giant Chris Gayle. Nobody can match the record of Chris Gayle in T20 cricket.

In IPL, he hits 357 sixes in 142 matches and becomes the most six-hitter in the history of IPL. He is also the owner of the highest run score in IPL.

His best score in IPL is an unbeaten 175 which is unbreakable in T20 cricket.

So, being the most six-hitter batsman in IPL, Chris Gayle becomes the Sixer King of IPL.

Best Team of IPL

Chennai Super Kings is known as the best Team in IPL.

They have won 4 IPL titles, which makes them the 2nd best IPL team after Mumbai Indians. The success of Chennai Super Kings is their captain MS Dhoni.

He played a major role in Chennai’s success. He is leading the team since the inception of IPl in 2008.

The success rate of MS Dhoni in IPL is 57.89% which is the highest by any captain in IPL. Chennai failed to reach the qualifying stage twice in IPL, once in 2020 and 2022.

CSK has played 9 IPL finals out of 15 IPL finals, which tells us that CSK is the most consistent team in IPL.

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