IPL 2021: Top 5 Wicket-keepers with the Most runs in IPL history so far| Check Names
IPL Most Runs Wicket-keepers: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will once again be seen showing his captaincy, batting and wicketkeeping skills in the second part of IPL 2021.
As captain and wicketkeeper, Dhoni looked quite brilliant in IPL 2021 Part One, but as a batsman, he was seen struggling to score runs. Although CSK is yet to play a lot of matches, cricket fans may see runs coming out of Dhoni’s bat.
Although Dhoni’s growing age has undoubtedly affected his batting, but he is still the highest run-scorer wicketkeeper-batsman in this league.
Dhoni has the most runs in IPL as a wicketkeeper-
MS Dhoni’s IPL career so far has been quite impressive. He has three titles as captain, while as a wicketkeeper, he also holds the record for scoring the most runs in his name. In this league, so far 4551 runs have been scored by Dhoni’s bat as a wicketkeeper and his average is 41. Obviously, his average proves how consistent he has been in scoring runs.
Dinesh Karthik is the second highest run-getter in the Indian Premier League as a wicketkeeper. He has so far scored 3663 runs in IPL at an average of 26.
At the same time, Robin Uthappa is in third place in this case. He has so far managed to score 3011 runs at an average of 29. Parthiv Patel is at number four in this list and has scored 2583 runs at an average of 24.
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At present, Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul is currently at number five in this matter and he has scored a total of 2285 runs as a wicketkeeper. Along with this, Delhi Capitals captain and young player Rishabh Pant is in sixth place in this list this season.
He has so far scored 2094 runs in IPL at an average of 37, while Adam Gilchrist, who scored 2069 runs at an average of 27, is seventh in terms of highest run-scorer as a wicketkeeper. Gilchrist no longer plays IPL.
Top 7 batsmen who scored the most runs as a wicketkeeper in IPL-
- 4551 runs – MS Dhoni
- 3663 runs – Dinesh Karthik
- 3011 runs – Robin Uthappa
- 2583 runs – Parthiv Patel
- 2285 runs – KL Rahul
- 2094 runs – Rishabh Pant
- 2069 runs – Adam Gilchrist
