Top 10 Fastest Batsmen to reach 2000 IPL Runs

Top 10 Fastest Batsmen to reach 2000 IPL Runs: During his match winning knock of 56 for Kings XI Punjab against Rajasthan Royals against Rajasthan Royals, Shaun Marsh became the 19th batsman to cross 2000 runs in IPL. He has taken just 53 innings to do so and is the second fastest after Chris Gayle to achieve this feat. Here let’s take a look at the list of top 10 fastest batsmen to reach 2000 IPL runs. 10 – MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid- 75 innings Indian ODI and T20 skipper is in the ninth spot in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. (Photo Source: BCCI) Indian ODI and T20 skipper is in the ninth spot in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. Dhoni has taken 75 innings to do so and shares the ninth spot with former India captain Rahul Dravid. But in terms of balls, Dhoni reached the 2000 run mark in a quick time when compared to Dravid as he took just 1441 balls compared to Dravid’s 1716. Dravid played as an opener in most of the matches and relied on timing and placement while Dhoni bats as a finisher and is all about sheer power. 9 – Shikhar Dhawan- 74 innings Shikhar Dhawan reached 2000 IPL runs in 74 Innings.(Photo Source: BCCI) Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan features in the eighth spot in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. Dhawan, who has played for Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad has taken 74 innings to reach the landmark in the last edition of IPL. Dhawan, who is known to treat the balls on its merit has taken 1626 balls to reach 2000 runs. He is a kind of batsman who look to cash in during the field restriction overs and has successfully succeeded in doing so. 8 – Ajinkya Rahane – 71 Innings Ajinkya Rahane reached 2000 IPL runs in just 71 Innings. (Photo Source: BCCI) In a career spanning 77 matches and 71 innings Ajinkya Rahane has grown himself a reputation from being someone with a good technique to a batsman who is apt for the T20 format as well. Rahane has scored 2085 runs in his IPL life with the help of 17 half-tons and 1 hundred. With this he has surely passed a clear statement that you need not know the rashest of the shots and don’t need to slog all the time to score quick runs in IPL. 7 – Virender Sehwag- 70 innings Virender Sehwag reached 2000 IPL runs in 70 Innings. (Photo Source: BCCI) India’s most destructive opener Virender Sehwag occupies the seventh spot in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. Sehwag has took 70 innings to reach the landmark and is the fastest to reach those runs in terms of balls as he took just over 1211 balls. Sehwag, who is known for big hitting at the top of a batting line up gets his side off to a flier by scoring some big runs in the initial overs and more often than not goes on to score a big score. 6 – Suresh Raina- 69 innings Suresh Raina reached 2000 IPL runs in 69 Innings .(Photo Source:BCCI) When it comes to a batting record in IPL, Suresh Raina becomes a household name. Raina, the highest run scorer in IPL history is sixth in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. In terms of balls, he is the sixth fastest to reach the landmark as he took 1451 balls to score those runs. Raina is the only batsman who has scored over 400 runs in every single edition of IPL. He has 3390 runs from 115 innings at an average of over 35 in his IPL career for Chennai Super Kings. 5 – Gautam Gambhir- 68 innings Gambhir reached 2000 IPL runs in 68 Innings. (Photo Source: BCCI) Next in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL is Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir. The former Delhi Daredevils captain has took 68 innings to reach the milestone and is one of the most consistent batsman in the tournament. He is all set to become the third man to cross the 3000 run mark in IPL in the next innings he plays as he is just 8 short of it. Interestingly, he also holds the record of most number of ducks (10) in IPL. 4 – Shane Watson- 64 innings Shane Watson reached 2000 IPL runs in 64 Innings. (Photo Source:BCCI) Shane Watson has become one of Australia’s most successful batsman courtesy the Indian Premier League stint he had in 2008. It helped him break into the national team and got a promotion to bat at the top of the order. He is fourth in the list of fastest batsmen to reach 2000 runs in IPL. Watson has been one of the most consistent performer for Rajasthan Royals over the years. He took 1389 balls to reach that milestone and is the fourth fastest in terms of balls. 3 – Sachin Tendulkar- 63 innings The Master Blaster has conquered every single thing is cricket career and the IPL is no different. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Master Blaster has conquered every single thing is cricket career and the IPL is no different. When people said that it will be difficult for the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, they proved them wrong as they proved their class in IPL as well. In IPL, Sachin has scored 2334 runs in 78 innings at an average of over 34 and he is the third fastest to reach the 2000 run mark in IPL. In terms of balls, he took over 1600 deliveries to reach it. 2 – Shaun Marsh- 52 innings Shaun Marsh completed 2000 IPL runs in 52 Innings.(Photo Source: BCCI) Shaun Marsh has been Kings XI Punjab’s go to man in batting in the first three seasons and the Aussie did not disappoint them as he scored runs consistently. He is the second fastest to score 2000 IPL runs as he took only 52 innings to reach the landmark. In the 52 innings he has played so far, Marsh has scored 2069 runs at an average of over 44, which is an extraordinary one in the shortest format of the game. 1 – Chris Gayle- 48 innings Chris Gayle reached 2000 IPL runs in Just 48 Innings. (Photo Source:AFP) West Indies’ Chris Gayle might not have set the tournament on fire in the first three seasons in which he played for Kolkata Knight Riders. But once he moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore, he broke every possible record apart from becoming the leading run scorer in IPL. In the 70 innings he played, he has scored 2835 runs at an average of over 47 and a destructive strike-rate of 153. Adding to that, he owns the highest individual score in all T20s with an unbeaten 75 he scored against Pune Warriors a couple of seasons back and has scored over 200 sixes. He is also the fastest to reach 2000 IPL runs as he took just 48 innings to do so. In terms of balls, he is the second fastest with 1251 balls. (All Stats Updated Till 21st April 2015)