Few hours to go for the biggest festival of Indian cricket, the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin with last year’s champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
This season of IPL will bring spectacular shots, outstanding bowling, jaw-dropping fielding efforts and some nail-biting finishes. Along with all the required species, fans would also see some new records shaping up in IPL 2021.
There are some milestones that are yet to be achieved in the IPL. Let us take a look at the big records which can be made in IPL 2021:
Virat Kohli needs 122 more runs to become the first-ever player to complete 6000 runs in IPL cricket. He has scored 5878 runs in 184 IPL innings so far at an average of 38.16 and a strike rate of 130.73. He has smashed 5 centuries and 39 half-centuries in his IPL career.
Chris Gayle of Punjab Kings (PBKS) power-striker is is set to achieve a landmark in IPL 2021. He is known for hitting humungous sixes and also called ‘Sixer King’. The Caribbean superstar As soon as Gayle hits one maximum, he will complete 350 sixes in the tournament.
Shikhar Dhawan will become the first opener to complete 5000 IPL runs if he will be successful in scoring 210 runs as Delhi Capitals’ opener in IPL 2021. He has so far scored 4790 runs as an opener in IPL.
CSK’s captain MS Dhoni is just two dismissals away to complete 150 dismissals in IPL. He is broadly popular for his leadership skills as well as his amazing wicket-keeping abilities. At present, MSD has 109 catches and 39 stumpings to his name.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner is just two half-centuries away to complete his 50-fifties. Warner is known for his supreme consistency in the lucrative league. Since 2016, he is constantly scoring 500-plus runs every season. He has smashed 4 centuries and 48 half-tons in the league.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) latest recruit, Harbhajan Singh is just one dot-ball away to complete 1250 dot-deliveries. The right-armer has bowled 1249 dot balls in the tournament so far.