The Indian T20 extravaganza is fast approaching with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-auctions-take-place-january-27-28-bengaluru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mega auctions is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru</a> later this month on 27 and 28. The franchises are scratching their heads over the past few weeks to list down the players they wish to buy during the event and build the team. The tournament has completed its 10 years and the eleventh edition will commence in the first week of April mostly. However, there are many batsmen in all these years who have enjoyed their supremacy over the bowlers whenever they&#8217;ve stepped onto the field with the willow in hand.

The shortest format of the game is all about the strike rates as the batsmen don&#8217;t have much time get their eyes in. There is no point if a batter scores a half-century off 45 odd balls if the team is chasing a huge total. A knock of 30 runs off just 15 deliveries plays a huge role in such cases. While the cash-rich league has seen it all in these 10 years, it has proved to be a blessing for the batsmen who only believe in whacking the ball out of the park.

Here we bring you the list of batsmen with highest strike rates in the history of IPL with a minimum of 2000 runs:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-207809 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg" alt="Yusuf Pathan | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-207809" class="wp-caption-text">Yusuf Pathan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Yusuf Pathan has been one of the hardest hitters of the ball in his career so far. He has played fast-paced innings while playing for Rajasthan Royals and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitterati-react-to-kkrs-decision-to-not-retain-gautam-gambhir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> thereby winning a lot of games for them. Moreover, he broke into the scene with this attitude itself when he used to only whack the ball during the inaugural edition of this cricketing festival. It would be interesting to see if he is picked by any of the two franchises he has played for due to his past heroics for them.

Yusuf has featured in a whopping 149 matches in IPL in which he has scored 2904 runs. His career strike rate of 145.49 is one of the best with him being fifth on the list. Very few have the ability to play consistently this way and Yusuf possesses the special talent to hit the ball cleanly. He had smashed a century way back in 2010 and has 13 more half-centuries to his name which is the testimony to the fact that he has been consistent enough to warrant a place in any side.

The Baroda lad has also hit 239 fours to go with 146 maximums which makes him one of the fiercest cricketers going around in the cricketing world.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Yusuf-Pathan-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-212790 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yusuf-Pathan-1.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212790" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

4. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hardik-pandya-rejoices-prank-set-kieron-pollard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Kieron-Pollard-MI.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-127504 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kieron-Pollard-MI.jpg" alt="Kieron Pollard MI | CricTracker.com" width="600" height="445" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-127504" class="wp-caption-text">Kieron Pollard. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Kieron Pollard, the Carribean cricketer, is another brutal hitter who literally dismisses the ball from its presence. He has played only for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharmas-gesture-towards-mumbai-indians-will-make-respect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> ever since he has started playing IPL around 8 years ago. There are handful games in the past when the right-hander has won games for his side from hopeless positions. He has rarely disappointed his captain with the bat also being one of the animated cricketers on the ground in terms of entertainment.

Pollard has come out to bat 113 times out of 123 matches he has played in the league in which he amassed 2343 runs. He believes in hitting sixes with ease as the numbers prove. The West Indian cricketer has smashed 147 sixes in his IPL career, only 10 less than the number of fours he has managed to. Most importantly, his strike rate during this period is attention seeking 146.53. It is very tough to maintain such a strike rate over the eight editions and it takes a gigantic effort from the guy like Pollard to do so.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Kieron-Pollard-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-212792 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kieron-Pollard-1.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212792" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/AB-de-Villiers-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-137216 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers-2.jpg" alt="AB de Villiers | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-137216" class="wp-caption-text">AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The most flexible cricketer ever in the modern game has to be on the charts given his exploits in the format for whichever side he plays. Currently, he is associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore and will stay with them as they have retained him along with <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-slides-icc-test-rankings-poor-show-cape-town/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>. The decision was a no-brainer as he played indefinite innings of a blast for RCB in the past. Though he is managing his workload recently, he will be itching to get out and whack the bowlers in the Indian T20 league.

de Villiers has scored 3473 runs in 129 matches which is second most only to Chris Gayle on this list. The man who nonchalantly hits the ball has sent the ball out of the park 157 times to go with 287 fours scoring as many as three centuries. His career strike rate of 148.17 is definitely rated among the best as he also gone past the 50-run mark 22 times which is also highest in this list of T20 legends. de Villiers is the legendary cricketers in his own way and is known to take the attack to the bowlers which he loves to do.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/AB-de-Villiers-5.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-212791 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers-5.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212791" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Chris-Gayle-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-206640 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-1.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206640" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

No other batsman can hit the cricket ball as disdainfully as Chris Gayle hits when he is on song. Everyone on the ground including the spectators are in danger when the Universe Boss is in form. He recently proved it in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) when he single-handedly won Rangpur Riders the two matches which mattered the most. Though his skills are on the wane these days, he remains one of the brutal hitters going around in T20 cricket.

Gayle has completed the exact century of his appearances in the middle in IPL and has scored the most runs than anyone on this list. He has amassed 3626 runs at a jaw-dropping strike of 151.21 with as many as five centuries to his name. In the format where batsmen struggle even to go past 30, the big man has 21 more half-centuries to his name as well with 265 maximums, again the most than anyone. He also holds the record for the highest individual score of 175* in T20 cricket, let alone in IPL, which he scored in 2013 against Pune franchise.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Chris-Gayle-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-212793 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-3.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212793" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

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This unique list doesn&#8217;t end without the Nawab of Najafgarh <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virender-sehwag-hints-kings-xi-punjabs-retention-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virender Sehwag</a>. The man who ruled the bowlers at the international level loved his stint at the IPL where he used to play freely without much pressure. Viru is still remembered fondly for his exploits in the shortest format despite hanging his boots from the game he most loved a long time ago. His stature as the swashbuckling batsman increases even further given the fact that he tops the chats when it comes to striking rates in the history of this lucrative league.

Sehwag played 104 matches in his IPL career in which he accumulated 2728 runs at an amazing strike rate of 155.44. He has trumped the likes of de Villiers and Gayle in this case which makes him the most feared cricketer in the world. He has also scored 16 half-centuries to go with two centuries in the process hitting a whopping 334 fours and 106 sixes in his illustrious career.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Virender-Sehwag-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-212789 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Virender-Sehwag-3.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212789" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

The Indian T20 extravaganza is fast approaching with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-auctions-take-place-january-27-28-bengaluru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mega auctions is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru</a> later this month on 27 and 28. The franchises are scratching their heads over the past few weeks to list down the players they wish to buy during the event and build the team. The tournament has completed its 10 years and the eleventh edition will commence in the first week of April mostly. However, there are many batsmen in all these years who have enjoyed their supremacy over the bowlers whenever they’ve stepped onto the field with the willow in hand.
The shortest format of the game is all about the strike rates as the batsmen don’t have much time get their eyes in. There is no point if a batter scores a half-century off 45 odd balls if the team is chasing a huge total. A knock of 30 runs off just 15 deliveries plays a huge role in such cases. While the cash-rich league has seen it all in these 10 years, it has proved to be a blessing for the batsmen who only believe in whacking the ball out of the park.
Here we bring you the list of batsmen with highest strike rates in the history of IPL with a minimum of 2000 runs:
<h3>5. Yusuf Pathan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_207809" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-207809" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-207809 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg" alt="Yusuf Pathan | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-207809" class="wp-caption-text">Yusuf Pathan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Yusuf Pathan has been one of the hardest hitters of the ball in his career so far. He has played fast-paced innings while playing for Rajasthan Royals and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitterati-react-to-kkrs-decision-to-not-retain-gautam-gambhir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> thereby winning a lot of games for them. Moreover, he broke into the scene with this attitude itself when he used to only whack the ball during the inaugural edition of this cricketing festival. It would be interesting to see if he is picked by any of the two franchises he has played for due to his past heroics for them.
Yusuf has featured in a whopping 149 matches in IPL in which he has scored 2904 runs. His career strike rate of 145.49 is one of the best with him being fifth on the list. Very few have the ability to play consistently this way and Yusuf possesses the special talent to hit the ball cleanly. He had smashed a century way back in 2010 and has 13 more half-centuries to his name which is the testimony to the fact that he has been consistent enough to warrant a place in any side.
The Baroda lad has also hit 239 fours to go with 146 maximums which makes him one of the fiercest cricketers going around in the cricketing world.
<figure id="attachment_212790" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-212790" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Yusuf-Pathan-1.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-212790 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yusuf-Pathan-1.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212790" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>

<h3>4. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hardik-pandya-rejoices-prank-set-kieron-pollard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a></h3>
<figure id="attachment_127504" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-127504" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Kieron-Pollard-MI.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-127504 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kieron-Pollard-MI.jpg" alt="Kieron Pollard MI | CricTracker.com" width="600" height="445" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-127504" class="wp-caption-text">Kieron Pollard. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Kieron Pollard, the Carribean cricketer, is another brutal hitter who literally dismisses the ball from its presence. He has played only for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharmas-gesture-towards-mumbai-indians-will-make-respect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> ever since he has started playing IPL around 8 years ago. There are handful games in the past when the right-hander has won games for his side from hopeless positions. He has rarely disappointed his captain with the bat also being one of the animated cricketers on the ground in terms of entertainment.
Pollard has come out to bat 113 times out of 123 matches he has played in the league in which he amassed 2343 runs. He believes in hitting sixes with ease as the numbers prove. The West Indian cricketer has smashed 147 sixes in his IPL career, only 10 less than the number of fours he has managed to. Most importantly, his strike rate during this period is attention seeking 146.53. It is very tough to maintain such a strike rate over the eight editions and it takes a gigantic effort from the guy like Pollard to do so.
<figure id="attachment_212792" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-212792" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Kieron-Pollard-1.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-212792 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kieron-Pollard-1.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212792" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>

<h3>3. AB de Villiers</h3>
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The most flexible cricketer ever in the modern game has to be on the charts given his exploits in the format for whichever side he plays. Currently, he is associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore and will stay with them as they have retained him along with <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-slides-icc-test-rankings-poor-show-cape-town/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>. The decision was a no-brainer as he played indefinite innings of a blast for RCB in the past. Though he is managing his workload recently, he will be itching to get out and whack the bowlers in the Indian T20 league.
de Villiers has scored 3473 runs in 129 matches which is second most only to Chris Gayle on this list. The man who nonchalantly hits the ball has sent the ball out of the park 157 times to go with 287 fours scoring as many as three centuries. His career strike rate of 148.17 is definitely rated among the best as he also gone past the 50-run mark 22 times which is also highest in this list of T20 legends. de Villiers is the legendary cricketers in his own way and is known to take the attack to the bowlers which he loves to do.
<figure id="attachment_212791" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-212791" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/AB-de-Villiers-5.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-212791 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers-5.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212791" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>

<h3>2. Chris Gayle</h3>
<figure id="attachment_206640" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-206640" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Chris-Gayle-1.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-206640 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-1.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206640" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
No other batsman can hit the cricket ball as disdainfully as Chris Gayle hits when he is on song. Everyone on the ground including the spectators are in danger when the Universe Boss is in form. He recently proved it in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) when he single-handedly won Rangpur Riders the two matches which mattered the most. Though his skills are on the wane these days, he remains one of the brutal hitters going around in T20 cricket.
Gayle has completed the exact century of his appearances in the middle in IPL and has scored the most runs than anyone on this list. He has amassed 3626 runs at a jaw-dropping strike of 151.21 with as many as five centuries to his name. In the format where batsmen struggle even to go past 30, the big man has 21 more half-centuries to his name as well with 265 maximums, again the most than anyone. He also holds the record for the highest individual score of 175* in T20 cricket, let alone in IPL, which he scored in 2013 against Pune franchise.
<figure id="attachment_212793" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-212793" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Chris-Gayle-3.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-212793 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-3.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212793" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>

<h3>1. Virender Sehwag</h3>
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This unique list doesn’t end without the Nawab of Najafgarh <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virender-sehwag-hints-kings-xi-punjabs-retention-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virender Sehwag</a>. The man who ruled the bowlers at the international level loved his stint at the IPL where he used to play freely without much pressure. Viru is still remembered fondly for his exploits in the shortest format despite hanging his boots from the game&nbsp;he most loved a long time ago. His stature as the swashbuckling batsman increases even further given the fact that he tops the chats when it comes to striking rates in the history of this lucrative league.
Sehwag played 104 matches in his IPL career in which he accumulated 2728 runs at an amazing strike rate of 155.44. He has trumped the likes of de Villiers and Gayle in this case which makes him the most feared cricketer in the world. He has also scored 16 half-centuries to go with two centuries in the process hitting a whopping 334 fours and 106 sixes in his illustrious career.
<figure id="attachment_212789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-212789" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Virender-Sehwag-3.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-212789 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Virender-Sehwag-3.jpg" alt="CricTracker.com" width="700" height="487" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-212789" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>

The Indian T20 extravaganza is fast approaching with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-auctions-take-place-january-27-28-bengaluru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mega auctions is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru</a> later this month on 27 and 28. The franchises are scratching their heads over the past few weeks to list down the players they wish to buy during the event and build the team. The tournament has completed its 10 years and the eleventh edition will commence in the first week of April mostly. However, there are many batsmen in all these years who have enjoyed their supremacy over the bowlers whenever they&#8217;ve stepped onto the field with the willow in hand.
The shortest format of the game is all about the strike rates as the batsmen don&#8217;t have much time get their eyes in. There is no point if a batter scores a half-century off 45 odd balls if the team is chasing a huge total. A knock of 30 runs off just 15 deliveries plays a huge role in such cases. While the cash-rich league has seen it all in these 10 years, it has proved to be a blessing for the batsmen who only believe in whacking the ball out of the park.
Here we bring you the list of batsmen with highest strike rates in the history of IPL with a minimum of 2000 runs:
<h3>5. Yusuf Pathan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_207809" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-207809" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-207809 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yusuf-Pathan.jpg" alt="Yusuf Pathan | CricTracker.com" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-207809" class="wp-caption-text">Yusuf Pathan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Yusuf Pathan has been one of the hardest hitters of the ball in his career so far. He has played fast-paced innings while playing for Rajasthan Royals and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitterati-react-to-kkrs-decision-to-not-retain-gautam-gambhir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> thereby winning a lot of games for them. Moreover, he broke into the scene with this attitude itself when he used to only whack the ball during the inaugural edition of this cricketing festival. It would be interesting to see if he is picked by any of the two franchises he has played for due to his past heroics for them.
Yusuf has featured in a whopping 149 matches in IPL in which he has scored 2904 runs. His career strike rate of 145.49 is one of the best with him being fifth on the list. Very few have the ability to play consistently this way and Yusuf possesses the special talent to hit the ball cleanly. He had smashed a century way back in 2010 and has 13 more half-centuries to his name which is the testimony to the fact that he has been consistent enough to warrant a place in any side.
The Baroda lad has also hit 239 fours to go with 146 maximums which makes him one of the fiercest cricketers going around in the cricketing world.
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<h3>4. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hardik-pandya-rejoices-prank-set-kieron-pollard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a></h3>
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Kieron Pollard, the Carribean cricketer, is another brutal hitter who literally dismisses the ball from its presence. He has played only for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rohit-sharmas-gesture-towards-mumbai-indians-will-make-respect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> ever since he has started playing IPL around 8 years ago. There are handful games in the past when the right-hander has won games for his side from hopeless positions. He has rarely disappointed his captain with the bat also being one of the animated cricketers on the ground in terms of entertainment.
Pollard has come out to bat 113 times out of 123 matches he has played in the league in which he amassed 2343 runs. He believes in hitting sixes with ease as the numbers prove. The West Indian cricketer has smashed 147 sixes in his IPL career, only 10 less than the number of fours he has managed to. Most importantly, his strike rate during this period is attention seeking 146.53. It is very tough to maintain such a strike rate over the eight editions and it takes a gigantic effort from the guy like Pollard to do so.
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<h3>3. AB de Villiers</h3>
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The most flexible cricketer ever in the modern game has to be on the charts given his exploits in the format for whichever side he plays. Currently, he is associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore and will stay with them as they have retained him along with <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-slides-icc-test-rankings-poor-show-cape-town/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>. The decision was a no-brainer as he played indefinite innings of a blast for RCB in the past. Though he is managing his workload recently, he will be itching to get out and whack the bowlers in the Indian T20 league.
de Villiers has scored 3473 runs in 129 matches which is second most only to Chris Gayle on this list. The man who nonchalantly hits the ball has sent the ball out of the park 157 times to go with 287 fours scoring as many as three centuries. His career strike rate of 148.17 is definitely rated among the best as he also gone past the 50-run mark 22 times which is also highest in this list of T20 legends. de Villiers is the legendary cricketers in his own way and is known to take the attack to the bowlers which he loves to do.
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<h3>2. Chris Gayle</h3>
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No other batsman can hit the cricket ball as disdainfully as Chris Gayle hits when he is on song. Everyone on the ground including the spectators are in danger when the Universe Boss is in form. He recently proved it in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) when he single-handedly won Rangpur Riders the two matches which mattered the most. Though his skills are on the wane these days, he remains one of the brutal hitters going around in T20 cricket.
Gayle has completed the exact century of his appearances in the middle in IPL and has scored the most runs than anyone on this list. He has amassed 3626 runs at a jaw-dropping strike of 151.21 with as many as five centuries to his name. In the format where batsmen struggle even to go past 30, the big man has 21 more half-centuries to his name as well with 265 maximums, again the most than anyone. He also holds the record for the highest individual score of 175* in T20 cricket, let alone in IPL, which he scored in 2013 against Pune franchise.
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<h3>1. Virender Sehwag</h3>
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This unique list doesn&#8217;t end without the Nawab of Najafgarh <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virender-sehwag-hints-kings-xi-punjabs-retention-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virender Sehwag</a>. The man who ruled the bowlers at the international level loved his stint at the IPL where he used to play freely without much pressure. Viru is still remembered fondly for his exploits in the shortest format despite hanging his boots from the game he most loved a long time ago. His stature as the swashbuckling batsman increases even further given the fact that he tops the chats when it comes to striking rates in the history of this lucrative league.
Sehwag played 104 matches in his IPL career in which he accumulated 2728 runs at an amazing strike rate of 155.44. He has trumped the likes of de Villiers and Gayle in this case which makes him the most feared cricketer in the world. He has also scored 16 half-centuries to go with two centuries in the process hitting a whopping 334 fours and 106 sixes in his illustrious career.
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These players have been the most feared batsmen around the world.

IPL: Top 5 batsmen with highest strike rate

Here we bring you the list of batsmen with highest strike rates in the history of IPL with a minimum of 2000 runs as criteria.