Top 5 overseas players who have made an impact in the IPL

The IPL is the world’s most profitable cricket competition. The IPL is currently ranked as the world’s fourth most valuable sports league, with a whopping over $10.9 billion worth. 

Foreign stars worldwide have made significant sums of money by participating in the IPL throughout the years, in addition to Indian players who have captivated the fans and made enormous sums of money. These guys have just increased the worth and attraction of the major competitors. Here is a list of the top five foreign cricketers that have contributed to the fullest in the IPL.

AB De Villiers

Unsurprisingly, AB de Villiers takes the top slot, given his talent level and capacity to alter the course of a game with his incredible feats with the willow.

In 156 innings of IPL cricket, De Villiers has accumulated 4849 runs at an average of 40.40. The master of RCB’s batting has also amassed three hundred and 38 fifties in IPL games. De Villiers began his IPL career with the Delhi Capitals (formerly the Delhi Daredevils) before transferring to the Bangalore team in 2011.

Lasith Malinga

The Mumbai speedster Lasith Malinga holds the record for most wickets in IPL history with 170 in the lucrative competition. In the IPL, Malinga had a fantastic average of 19.80 and a respectable economy rate of 7.14 runs per over.

For his ten-year IPL career, Malinga has played for the Mumbai Indians. Malinga has earned a total of INR 48,22,19,500 throughout his IPL career. Malinga picked up 28 wickets in the fourth IPL season, which helped him win the prestigious Purple Cap award in 2011.

David Warner

David Warner maintains the IPL record for most fifty-scores scored. He is now third on the list of batters with the most runs scored in the competition. David Warner has the best foreign batting average in IPL history with 6187 runs from 169 innings at a 42.08 average.

Before going to his flawless IPL tenure with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014, Warner began his IPL journey with the Delhi Daredevils (now the Delhi Capitals). He returned to the squad last year and is now the captain of his former side, the Delhi Capitals. 

Kieron Pollard

The West Indian all-rounder has been a member of the Mumbai Indians team since 2010, and he has helped the team win the IPL championship five times.

In 189 IPL innings, Pollard has scored 3023 runs and taken 69 wickets for the Mumbai team in addition to playing. Aside from that, Pollard is regarded as one of the finest fielders in tournament history and is well-known for his extraordinary catches and saves.

Chris Gayle

He will rank among the top batters in IPL history. Chris Gayle holds the record for the best individual score (175) and the hundreds in a single league (six) in IPL history.

In 131 innings of IPL play, the legendary Jamaican batsman amassed 4772 runs at an astounding average of 41.13. Gayle has participated in 12 seasons of the IPL, playing for teams including the Kings XI Punjab (now known as the Punjab Kings), Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knight Riders.