Most fours in the IPL

The IPL has generally been considered a batsman’s game given the calibre of the batsmen on display. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when the batting records get shattered season after season. Here’s a look at who’s hit the most fours in the IPL: 

IPL 2024 Most Fours

No	Batsmen	Team	4s	Matches
1	Virat Kohli	RCB	35	7
2	Rohit Sharma	MI	28	6
3	Travis Head	SRH	28	5
4	Sunil Narine	KKR	26	6
5	Sanju Samson	RR	25	7
6	Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	25	6
7	Faf du Plessis	RCB	24	7
8	Philip Salt	KKR	24	6
9	Sai Sudharsan	GT	23	6
10	Quinton de Kock	LSG	20	6

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Most Fours in IPL history

Pos	Player	Matches	Runs	4s
1	Shikhar Dhawan	210	6506	766
2	David Warner	167	6187	661
3	Virat Kohli	227	6888	660
4	Rohit Sharma	229	5901	562
5	Suresh Raina	205	5528	506
6	Gautam Gambhir	154	4217	492
7	Robin Uthappa	205	4952	481
8	Ajinkya Rahane	159	4135	453
9	Dinesh Karthik	230	4385	439
10	AB de Villiers	184	5162	413

In terms of hammering fours in the previous 16 Indian Premier League seasons, veteran opener and current captain of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) Shikhar Dhawan tops the rankings. The only batsman in the lucrative competition to hit 600 or more fours is Dhawan, who has been in every IPL season to far. Dhawan made history in 2022 when he became the first batsman to reach 700 fours. In 210 games, the southpaw has hit 750 fours.

David Warner, the opener for the Delhi Capitals, is presently ranked second. The former captain of SunRisers Hyderabad has a stellar career to date, having hit 646 fours.

The IPL’s top run scorer, the renowned Virat Kohli, who has hit 643 fours to date, is next on the list. With 553 fours in 229 games, former MI captain Rohit Sharma is ranked fourth on the list. ‘Mr. IPL’s Suresh Raina completes the top 5 with 506 fours in 205 games. Ajinkya Rahane (453 in 159 matches) and Dinesh Karthik (439 in 230) are next in order, with former KKR colleagues Gautam Gambhir (492 in 152 matches) and Robin Uthappa (481 in 205 matches) at sixth and seventh place, respectively. The famous AB de Villiers, who went on to paint every inch of the Indian grounds with 413 fours during his illustrious IPL career, is ranked tenth. 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

1) Who in the IPL has hit the most fours?

Dhawan Shikhar.

2) Who had the most IPL sixes?

At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru established the record for the most sixes struck by a team in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

3) Which IPL player has six fours?

Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane.