The Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) has kicked off its wings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and each player is in combat with one another of the eight franchises. The record to make more fifties, more hundreds, smashing more sixes, grabbing more wickets is much competitive and the contestants are looking ahead to hit the top-notch.
On analyzing, it has been found out that no Indian has a record of hitting the most number of the fifties and hitting the most number of sixes as the two international cricketing players, David Warner and AB De Villiers top the following two lists respectively.
IPL history: No Indian as an international player tops the list for most fifties
David Warner:
Kangaroo’s David Warner, the leader of the Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH), surpasses the record with 45 half-tons. Addressing his première in IPL 2009, he has remained a constant fraction of the competition. No other member is enormously close to his record and it looks like his record can be sustained for two-three more bounteous years.
Below are the remaining players with most fifties in the history of IPL. It is to be noted that Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma rank second after Warner to have the most number of half-tons. They are also the first Indians to have the most maximum fifties than any other Indian but nevertheless are to match the record of Warner.
PLAYERS WITH MOST FIFTIES IN IPL HISTORY
| PLAYER | TEAM | FIFTIES |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 45 |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 38 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 38 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 37 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 37 |
| Gautam Gambhir | Delhi Capitals (Former Player) | 36 |
| AB De Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 35 |
| Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 28 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Delhi Capitals | 27 |
| Robin Uthappa | Rajasthan Royals | 24 |
IPL history: No Indian as an international player tops the list for most sixes
Chris Gayle:
Never question, the table is overrun by West Indies Chris Gayle of the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) including 326 sixes in the intact memoir of the cash-rich league. He is perceived as the Universe Boss for a goal that no other player has met his record. Reputably, the player that strikes next to him, has an enormous variety of 106 sixes separating him and Gayle.
South-Africa’s situated De Villiers is next on the roster who represents the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He has slapped 219 sixes till hitherto. It is surprising to see that the top two players have their international bases. Luckily, MS Dhoni is third on the list and the first Indian with the most number of sixes in IPL. The bottom of the list is drawn below:
PLAYERS WITH MOST SIXES IN IPL HISTORY
| Position | Player | Team | Sixes |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 326 |
| 2 | AB De Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 219 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 213 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 208 |
| 5 | Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 194 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 193 |
| 7 | Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | 189 |
| 8 | David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 186 |
| 9 | Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 185 |
| 10 | Yusuf Pathan | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Former Player) | 158 |
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