Indian Premier League Records

IPL Stats: Most Fours by Batsmen in IPL History

Player Fours Innings 4s/Inns
Virat Kohli 771 259 2.97
Shikhar Dhawan 768 221 3.47
David Warner 663 184 3.60
Rohit Sharma 640 267 2.39
Ajinkya Rahane 514 183 2.80
Suresh Raina 506 200 2.53
Gautam Gambhir 492 152 3.23
Robin Uthappa 481 197 2.44
Dinesh Karthik 466 234 1.99
KL Rahul 452 136 3.32

Key Insights

Shikhar Dhawan, the left-handed opener has hit 768 boundary fours in 221 innings – currently topping the list.

Virat Kohli’s all fours have come in Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey, the most for a single IPL team.

David Warner is the only overseas batter to smash more than 500 fours in the league. Warner has also struck the most boundary fours in an IPL season. He fetched 88 fours in the 2016 edition.

Warner’s fellow countryman, Shaun Marsh, has the best fours per innings ratio among the batters with 50-plus innings and 200-plus fours. The left-hander scored approx. 3.85 boundaries per innings. He found the boundary ropes 266 times in 69 outings, all for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).