1000 runs is a milestone quite a significant number of batsmen cross in IPL provided they get to play regularly across a few seasons. However, batsmen who manage to have a good start to their IPL career with respect to scoring volumes of runs manage to reach the milestone quickly. Overall, the quickest batsmen to reach 1000 IPL runs are all overseas players (Shaun Marsh, Lendl Simmons, Matthew Hayden, etc.). We will now have a look at the fastest Indian players to reach 1000 IPL runs (by innings).
10. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, the current president of Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) was the face of the team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the early days of the league. He was a local boy and was the captain of the side in it’s first edition. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 42 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians in the 2010 IPL. He took 38 innings to achieve this milestone. P.S: KL Rahul and Nitish Rana also reached 1000 IPL runs in their 38th innings.
9. Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane, widely regarded as a Test specialist was also an impressive T20 batsman in his early days. He played for Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2010 and then shifted to Rajasthan Royals. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 68 for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in the 2013 IPL. He took 37 innings to achieve this milestone.
8. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni, definitely the face of the team Chennai Super Kings from the start of the IPL and even till date. He was a middle/lower order batsman, a position in which it is very difficult to play big innings and yet he did score a lot along with scoring quick. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 30 for Chennai Super Kings against Deccan Chargers in 2010 IPL semifinal. He took 37 innings to achieve this milestone.
7. Rohit Sharma
Rohit had been the captain of Mumbai Indians for years. However, before getting to play for Mumbai Indians, he was one of the vital players of Deccan Chargers. Other than his useful part time bowling option, he was a key batsman in the Deccan Chargers setup. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 73 for Deccan Chargers against Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 IPL. He took 37 innings to achieve this milestone.
6. Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir, along with Virender Sehwag, was an opening batsman for Delhi Daredevils in its inception period. Known for holding the record of most IPL 50s at one point of time, he had a tendency to score bulk of runs. That eventually led him to complete 1000 IPL runs in quick time. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 26 for Delhi Daredevils against Kings XI Punjab in the 2010 IPL. He took 36 innings to achieve this milestone.
5. Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal was one of the highly talked players from Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2020 IPL. He had a really good IPL that year due which he got fast tracked to the Indian side in the next year. He later got transferred to Rajasthan Royals after the 2022 IPL mega auctions. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 24 for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 IPL. He took 35 innings to achieve this milestone.
4. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant, currently the captain of Delhi Capitals made his IPL debut in 2016 and is known for his quick scoring ability especially highlighted by his 2018 IPL season where he scored 684 runs at a 173.60 strike rate. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 128 for Delhi Daredevils against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL. He took 35 innings to achieve this milestone.
3. Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina, also known as Mr.IPL, was not only a key member of Chennai Super Kings but also a key member of IPL itself. He is an important reason for why IPL is present today, the way it is. He too was known for scoring big and quick. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 83 for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians in the 2010 IPL. He took 34 innings to achieve this milestone.
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad
Like Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad too was a find of the season in the 2020 IPL when he scored three back-to-back 50s in the end of the season. When he finally got to play a full season in 2021, he managed to win the Orange Cap. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 99 for Chennai Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 IPL. He took 31 innings to achieve this milestone.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin was not known for his T20 career. IPL started nearly 20 years after his professional cricket career started. Despite IPL occurring in nearly the fag end of his career, he did manage to have many big scores. He was the fastest Indian to reach the 1000 IPL run milestone and Ruturaj Gaikwad equaled it years later. He reached 1000 IPL runs when he scored 89 for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 IPL. He took 31 innings to achieve this milestone.
