5 IPL records that may never be broken

“Records are meant to be broken” is quite a famous quote and is one that provides inspiration to people when they are in need of it. However, while it is good to be optimistic and think that any record can be broken, there are some that just seem out of reach. In 13 years of the Indian Premier League (IPL), several stunning records have been set and all those record-breaking performances also entertained us to the fullest. Some of these achievements are also all-time records in the 20-over format, which increases their significance. However, some of these records are virtually impossible to break on paper and here, we shall have a look at 5 such records: 1. Virat Kohli’s 4 centuries in one season Virat Kohli. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Virat Kohli is arguably the best batsman in the world and quite obviously has a lot of records to his name. Some of them could prove to be unbreakable while others could be broken in the future. His record of 4 centuries in just one season would fall under the unbreakable category and if someone does break that, it would be quite phenomenal. Scoring even one century in a season is quite a difficult task and the fact that he did it four times, shows how good he was that year. In 2016, Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 games at a staggering average of 81.08 and was striking at 152.03. In addition to his four centuries, he also scored 7 half-centuries and it is without doubt, the greatest individual season in IPL history. Even if the centuries of all the other batsmen are combined, it would still be lesser than Kohli’s tally that season, and there aren’t enough words to describe how sensational he was in 2016. 2. Chris Gayle’s 175* vs Pune Warriors in IPL 2013 Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Chris Gayle is one of the greatest T20 players of all time. He has played several memorable innings in this form of the game, but the one we are talking about is just on a different level. Chris Gayle’s 175 against the now-defunct Pune Warriors isn’t just the highest score in IPL history, but also in the rich history of T20 cricket. The whirlwind knock consisted of 13 fours and a record-breaking 17 sixes. His innings had helped RCB post a massive total of 263, which is the highest team score in IPL. The former RCB player was in a terrific form that season as he scored 708 runs in 16 games and finished second in the race for the Orange Cap. Scoring a hundred in T20s is quite a difficult task and to score 175 is pretty much impossible, and thus this memorable knock makes it to the list. 3. 37 runs in one over Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/GettyImages) It isn’t often that we see batsmen scoring more than 20-25 runs in just one over and even the maximum number of runs that can be scored in an over are 36. Only a few batsmen like Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard and Herschelle Gibbs have managed to score 36 runs in a single over. Thus, scoring 37 runs in an over is quite special and is a record that might never be broken. Chris Gayle was the main man behind it, and he scored 36 of those, while the other run was courtesy of a no-ball from the bowler, Prashanth Parameswaran. Gayle smashed three fours and four sixes in that over. The incident took place during the 50th Match of the 2011 campaign when RCB played against Kochi Tuskers Kerala. KTK batted first and could only put up 125 on the board, which was chased down comfortably by RCB. Gayle scored 44 runs in just 16 deliveries. The star batsman also won the Orange Cap that season as he scored 608 runs in just 12 games. 4. Partnership of 229 runs between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter) This is the 4th record on the list, and it is also the fourth time RCB has appeared, showing how much individual brilliance they have had over the years. With players like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers, there are going to be plenty of batting records and thus, it isn’t such a major surprise after all. This massive partnership took place during the 44th match in 2016 when RCB faced Gujarat Lions. Having been put in to bat first, the home team didn’t have the best of starts and they found themselves struggling at 19/1 after four overs. However, it was pure destruction after that as both the modern-day maestros combined for an incredible partnership of 229. Virat scored 109 while ABD remained unbeaten on 129 from just 52 deliveries. Scoring even 200 runs is a huge task and building a partnership of at least 230 would be impossible. Even the second-highest partnership of 215* belongs to these two, and it is highly unlikely that anyone will get near the top 2. 5. Best bowling figures of 6/12 by Alzarri Joseph Alzarri Joseph. (Photo: IANS) Alzarri Joseph had the best possible IPL debut when he managed to return with sensational figures of 6/12 while playing for the Mumbai Indians. His figures aren’t just the best in general, but they are also the best by an IPL debutant. The previous record was 6/14 by Sohail Tanvir which came in the inaugural campaign of the league. Alzarri’s magical spell came during the 19th game of the league in 2019 and it was against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai had a poor time with the bat in the first innings as they could only put up 136 and given the form David Warner and Jonny Bairstow were in, it looked like they were well short. However, the young West Indian had other ideas as he ran through their batting lineup, and in the end, they were bundled out for just 96. He wasn’t able to do much in the next two games he played and was subsequently ruled out due to injury. For this record to be eclipsed, either 7 wickets should be taken by a single bowler or he must concede less than 12 runs while picking up 6 wickets, which are obviously very difficult.

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5 IPL records that may never be broken

These records will definitely be tough to break in the near future.

**2. Chris Gayle’s 175* vs Pune Warriors in IPL 2013**

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