Top 10 Unique IPL Records You Need to Know

Mar 12, 2024

1. The Most Valuable Players from India

Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are the only Indians to win the Most Valuable Player award in IPL history. Tendulkar won it in 2010, while Kohli clinched it in 2016.

2. The Most MVP Awards

Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Shane Watson have won the Most Valuable Player award twice. Narine for KKR in 2012 & 2018, Watson for RR in 2008 & 2013, and Russell for KKR in 2015 & 2019.

3. The Most Runs Conceded in an IPL Innings

Basil Thampi holds the record, giving away 70 runs in an IPL match against RCB in 2018.

4. Zaheer of IPL

Zaheer Khan is the only cricketer to feature in both the first and 500th IPL matches, playing for RR in 2008 and DD in the 500th match.

5. The Most Matches as Umpire

Sundaram Ravi has officiated in the most IPL matches, surpassing 100 matches before the 2020 season.

6. The Least Matches as Umpire

Ian Gould & Subroto Das officiated in just one IPL match each before the 2020 season.

7. The Most Matches in IPL

MS Dhoni leads with 250 appearances, followed by Rohit Sharma (243) & Dinesh Karthik (242).

8. The Most Matches in IPL as Captain

MS Dhoni has played and won the most matches as captain, with a winning average over 50%.

9. The Most Catches in IPL History

Suresh Raina tops the list with 102 catches.

10. The Most Hat-tricks in IPL History

Amit Mishra holds the record with 3 hat-tricks for different franchises.

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