Virat Kohli is the undisputed batting king of the Indian Premier League, a Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifer who has turned loyalty into legend across 18 electrifying seasons from 2008 to 2025. With 8,661 runs off 6,519 balls, Kohli is the league’s highest-ever run-getter, firing at a strike rate of 132 and painting every corner of every ground with 771 fours and 291 towering sixes. His 63 half-centuries and 8 hundreds—topped by a blistering 113*—tell the story of a man who converts starts into statements, walking in 259 innings and delivering a match-defining fifty or hundred in roughly one out of every four trips to the crease. While he has rolled his arm over occasionally, claiming four wickets from 26 bowling innings, it is with the bat that Kohli has authored the IPL’s most enduring chronicle, forever clad in the red and gold of RCB.

Abhishek Nayar IPL story: 672 runs, 55 fours, 20 sixes – the all-rounder who kept scoreboards ticking for seven seasons. From Mumbai Indians’ 2008 title-run to Rajasthan Royals’ 2014 campaign, Nayar walked in at 50 different innings, faced 577 balls and still kept a brisk strike-rate of 116. While a half-century eluded him, the left-hander’s highest of 45 came packed with fearless boundaries; every 10.5 balls he cleared the ropes or found the fence, turning middle-overs into momentum shifters. With the ball he was the silent partner: 19 spells, 9 wickets, one three-for. Bowling 229 balls at an economy of 8.44, he broke partnerships when teams were pushing 200. From Wankhede to Sharjah, Nayar’s utility turned him into a trusted floater—capable of accelerating at 145-plus strike-rate on good days and chipping in with a tight 10-run over when needed. Seven franchises in seven seasons, but the numbers stay: 672 batting runs, 322 bowling runs, and the rare badge of being both the pinch-hitter and the surprise seamer.

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