Virat Kohli is very close to becoming the first batsman to score 9,000 runs in IPL. Before that he has created another special record. Virat has become the first player to hit 800 fours in the Indian Premier League. He achieved this feat in the match against Gujarat Titans. Kohli has completed 800 fours in the 266th inning of his career.
Would you not like to know who is closest to Virat Kohli in terms of hitting the most fours in IPL? See here the complete list of batsmen who scored the most fours.
Virat completes 800 fours, who is in the top-5?
Virat Kohli is the first batsman to hit 800 fours in IPL. After Virat in this list, the name of Shikhar Dhawan comes, who had hit 768 fours in his historic IPL career. At third place is David Warner, who has 663 fours in his name. Both Dhawan and Warner are not playing in IPL 2026.
Rohit Sharma’s name is also in this list, who has so far hit 653 fours in his career of 271 matches. The top-5 list is completed with Ajinkya Rahane, who is at fifth position in this list after hitting 522 fours. Suresh Raina (506 fours) is also among the batsmen who have hit more than 500 fours in IPL.
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Most fours in IPL
- 800+ fours – Virat Kohli
- 768 fours – Shikhar Dhawan
- 663 fours – David Warner
- 653 fours – Rohit Sharma
- 522 fours – Ajinkya Rahane
Even in IPL 2026, the record of hitting most fours till now is in the name of Virat Kohli. Kohli has hit 33 fours so far in the current season. After him, the name of CSK’s Sanju Samson is in this list, who has so far hit 31 fours in IPL 2026.
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