Punjab Kings‘ (PBKS) captain and opener Shikhar Dhawan is having another fruitful IPL season with the bat. The left-handed opener has amassed 356 runs in 9 innings in the tournament so far at a healthy average of 50 and strike rate of 143 and has 3 half-centuries to his name.
With 44 runs more to go, if he scores in the remaining at least 2 innings that he will play, Shikhar Dhawan will become the first player in the history of the IPL to record 400+ runs in 10 seasons!
Currently, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, and Suresh Raina are the 3 batters who have scored over 400 runs in an IPL season the most number of times – 9.
If Dhawan gets to 44 runs in the coming games in IPL 2023, the left-hander will become the first batter in the IPL history to have amassed over 400 runs in 10 seasons. Dhawan, who made his IPL debut back in 2008, has scored over 400 runs in every single season since 2016 – the only batter to do so. And this will be the 8th season running, if he gets to those 44 runs, that Dhawan will have scores over 400 runs.
David Warner, who is known for his great consistency, has done it 8 times in the IPL, scoring over 400 runs per season. Rohit Sharma, who is going through a lean patch but was one of the league’s top batter in his heydays, has 7 400+ runs seasons.
Chris Gayle, Gautam Gambhir, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer – all have 5 seasons of 400+ runs while AB de Villiers has six.
While Shikhar Dhawan is not amongst the flashy batsmen
He has shown great consistency in the IPL and has always been a big contributor to his team’s success.
Overall, Shikhar Dhawan is the second highest run-scorer in the IPL history with 6600 runs, only behind Virat Kohli, who has 7062 runs.
Players to score 400+ runs in most IPL seasons:
9 *- Dhawan
9 – Kohli
9 – Raina
8* – Warner
7 – Rohit
6 – ABD
5 – Gayle, Gambhir, Rahul, S Iyer
Dhawan needs 44 runs to become first player to 400+ runs in 10 seasons.
Warner needs 16 to 400 runs in IPL 2023
stat courtesy: Bharath Seervi@SeerviBharath
Players to score 400+ runs in most IPL seasons:
9 *- Dhawan
9 – Kohli
9 – Raina
8* – Warner
7 – Rohit
6 – ABD
5 – Gayle, Gambhir, Rahul, S IyerDhawan needs 44 runs to become first player to 400+ runs in 10 seasons.
Warner needs 16 to 400 runs in IPL 2023#PBKSvsDC pic.twitter.com/HYkGVcY1RV
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 17, 2023
