Leaders Online Desk : IPL 2024 : The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is less than a week away. The first match of the tournament will be played on March 22 at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be playing each other. Fans are eagerly waiting for this match. Meanwhile, Indians have the highest number of bowlers in the history of IPL. There is only one foreign player in the top 5.
1. Virat Kohli has bowled the most balls since 2008. He has played 5586 balls so far. Kohli is the only player who has been playing for the same team i.e. RCB since the first season.
2. Shikhar Dhawan is second in this regard. He has played 5203 balls in IPL so far. Dhawan has so far played for Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is the captain of Punjab Kings this season.
3. Rohit Sharma is on the third position in this list. Rohit has played 4776 balls in IPL so far. He made his IPL debut with Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. After this he joined Mumbai Indians. MI won 5 IPL titles under his leadership. This time he will be seen playing under the leadership of Hardik Pandya.
4. David Warner is the only foreigner to make it to the top 5. Warner has played 4572 balls in IPL so far. He has played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Under his leadership, Hyderabad won the Indian Premier League title in 20216. He was the captain of Delhi Capitals in the 2023 season. This time too he is a part of the same team.
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5. Suresh Raina is fifth in this list. He has played 4043 balls in his IPL career. He has played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Lions (GL). He has retired from IPL in 2022.
