Owing to the fast paced nature of the Indian Premier League, we sometimes see players making centuries in a very short span. Today in this article we’ll discuss players with the most centuries in the history of the Indian Premier League from 2008-2023. The seventeenth season of IPL started from 22nd March 2024 , with the inaugural match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Being one of the most profitable and successful sports leagues around the world, IPL commands a huge fan base all around the world. This fanbase is attracted to the high Octane batting and bowling performance that they are able to see at IPL. There’s a constant shower of boundaries along with wickets too. Amidst of this some players managed to make centuries too. Even though the number of 100’s is not that high , it is still a goosebump feeling to watch them play. We’ll discuss all those players in this article today who were able to perform this exceptional feat.
List of Players with Most Centuries in IPL History (2008-2024)
| Rank | Player | Mat | Inn | 100s | 50s | R | HS |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 237 | 229 | 7 | 50 | 7,263 | 113 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | 142 | 141 | 6 | 31 | 4,965 | 175* |
| 3 | Jos Buttler | 96 | 95 | 5 | 19 | 3,223 | 124 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | 118 | 109 | 4 | 33 | 4,163 | 132* |
| 5 | David Warner | 176 | 176 | 4 | 61 | 6,397 | 126 |
| 6 | Shane Watson | 145 | 141 | 4 | 21 | 3,874 | 117* |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 184 | 170 | 3 | 40 | 5,162 | 133* |
| 8 | Shubman Gill | 91 | 88 | 3 | 18 | 2,790 | 129 |
| 9 | Sanju Samson | 152 | 148 | 3 | 20 | 3,888 | 119 |
| 10 | Hashim Amla | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 577 | 104* |
| 11 | Shikhar Dhawan | 217 | 216 | 2 | 50 | 6,617 | 106* |
| 12 | Quinton de Kock | 96 | 96 | 2 | 20 | 2,907 | 140* |
| 13 | Ajinkya Rahane | 172 | 159 | 2 | 30 | 4,400 | 105* |
| 14 | Brendon McCullum | 109 | 109 | 2 | 13 | 2,880 | 158* |
| 15 | Virender Sehwag | 104 | 104 | 2 | 16 | 2,728 | 122 |
| 16 | Adam Gilchrist | 80 | 80 | 2 | 11 | 2,069 | 109* |
| 17 | Murali Vijay | 106 | 106 | 2 | 13 | 2,619 | 127 |
| 18 | Ben Stokes | 45 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 935 | 107* |
Conclusion
So this was the list of Players with most centuries in the history of Indian Premier League since 2008. It’s relatively hard to make centuries in IPL when compared to a one day tournament, as T20 doesn’t give much time to players to stay in the ground and use it. They have to come and start performing right away, which sometimes leads to early dismissals. Therefore, this highest 100’s in the history of IPL is surely a treat.
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