Yes, it’s true. It’s been nine years of the Indian Premier League. And the tenth season started on Wednesday with the Sunrisers Hyderabad beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs. And over these nine seasons, records have been created. Everyone knows that Virat Kohli holds the record of scoring most runs in one IPL season. But how many of you know that Gautam Gambhir holds the record of winning the most consecutive matches in IPL history?
Here are 10 crazy stats from the last 9 home seasons which you may not have heard of:
1. Dwayne Bravo is the only player to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in IPL history. There are only six players who have achieved the double of 1000-plus runs and 50-plus wickets in IPL including Dwayne Bravo.
2. Gautam Gambhir won 10 consecutive matches in the IPL as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders during May 7, 2014 and April 8, 2015 which is the most by any captain in IPL history.
3. Suresh Raina has scored 3626 runs in the IPL under MS Dhoni which is the most by a player under a captain till date.
4. Yuvraj Singh has played with 123 different team-mates so far in his IPL career which is the most for any player.
5. Mustafizur Rahman did not bat in 16 consecutive matches from April 12, 2016 to May 29, 2016 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad which is a record.
6. Murali Vijay is the only captain to open the batting and open the bowling in an IPL match. He achieved the feat against Sunrisers Hyderabad while captaining Kings XI Punjab in Mohali in 2016. There have been 33 instances in IPL history when a player opened the batting and bowling for a team till date.
7. Pune Warriors used 27 players in the 2012-’13 season of IPL which is the most by any team in a season of the IPL.
8. Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have added 2512 runs at an average of 52.33 in IPL which is the most by any pair.
9. Suresh Raina has been involved in 63 fifty-plus partnerships till date which is a record in IPL.
10. Praveen Kumar and Vinay Kumar have conceded 30+ runs 48 times in IPL history which is the most by any player.
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