Ranking top 10 batsmen by distance covered on the pitch in IPL history

7) AB de Villiers

Cricket’s Mr.360 is arguably the best overseas player the IPL has seen. AB de Villiers started his career at the Delhi Capitals and was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011. He is still in the Challengers camp and their most important batsman after Virat Kohli.

AB is usually perceived as a power hitter who can send the ball a long way. Although this is true, he is also a great runner between the wickets.  He has scored 5056 runs in his IPL career at a handsome average of above 40.

Of these, 3094 have come through big hits and remaining through singles and doubles. AB is one of the few batsmen who can play well both in the air and along the ground. Thus, he has covered a distance of 39.24 km while running 1962 runs on the pitch and ranks 7th in this all-time list.