Top 5 players of Bangalore to watch out in the history of Indian T20 League
Bangalore is unlucky but the most popular franchise in Indian T20 League. The Indian captain Virat Kohli is the skipper of this side. Bangalore has entered into the final three times but missed out to win the trophy. They had a history of producing quality batsmen and Virat Kohli is the one who started his Indian T20 League career with this franchise. He earned the Indian cap after Indian T20 League. Big names like Gayle, ABD, Kallis, and Dilshan have been the key names for Bangalore in the batting unit. Bangalore hasn't retained their batsmen for longer and each season, they found new players in the batting lineup.
In today's segment, we pick five top-scorers for Bangalore in the history of the Indian T20 League:
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the legendary player of the Indian T20 League and he is the leading run-scorer in the history of this tournament. He has aggregated 5878 runs for Bangalore in 192 matches at an average of 38.16. He has the joint-record of most centuries for a franchise. Virat Kohli scored 5 centuries for Bangalore and 4 came in a single season. Kohli scored 973 runs in 2016 to take Banglore to the Indian T20 League final and it's still a record for most runs in a single season. He is the first player who scored 500 fours in Indian T20 League. He didn't miss a single season for Bangalore.
AB De Villiers
AB de Villiers is the biggest star of Bangalore and he has been the pillar of this franchise with Virat Kohli. ABD aggregated 4178 runs for Bangalore, the 3rd most by a player for a single franchise. ABD scored two centuries and 35 half-centuries in 141 matches. He scored 687 runs in 2016 when Bangalore last played in the finals. He has scored 400 plus runs five times in Indian T20 League. ABD has the joint-highest sixes in the history of the Indian T20 League.
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle was once a hot property of the Indian T20 League and he has the best numbers with Bangalore. The Big Man made his debut for Bangalore in 2011 and took his side to the finals. Gayle scored 608 runs in his debut season and crossed 700 plus runs two times. He has the record of the most century and most sixes in the Indian T20 League. He has 5 centuries and 239 sixes for Bangalore in just 85 matches. Gayle scored 3178 runs at an average of 43.32 and an SR of 152.72. He scored 175 runs against Pune which is still a record for the highest individual score in the Indian T20 League. In 2012, Gayle smashed 59 sixes which is a record of most sixes in a single season.
Jack Kallis
Jack Kallis played his initial years in Indian T20 League with Bangalore and was the key batsman in the first three years of this tournament. His batting success guided Bangalore to the maiden Indian T20 League final in 2009. Kallis scored 1132 runs in 42 matches at an average of 31.44 and he was the first Bangalore player to score 1000 runs in Indian T20 League. The South African star scored 572 runs in his last season for Bangalore at an average of 47.66 and helped his side to reach the semifinals.
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid also played his first three seasons for Bangalore and was a key part in the middle-order. Dravid scored 898 runs from 43 matches and made his debut in 2008. He was part of the runner-up side in 2009. His best knock came against Rajasthan in 2008 when he scored 75 off just 36 balls in Jaipur. He led Bangalore in the first season of the Indian T20 League.
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