For the past 15 years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has delighted fans throughout the globe. The top cricketers in the world have been on the show as they establish their legacies in the T20 format. In a competition that was started soon after India won the T20 World Championship, elite cricketers are advancing the sport in its shortest version. Let us look at the longest-playing IPL players.

1. MS Dhoni

With 234 matches under his belt while playing for the Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Super Giants, former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is at the top of this list. MS has batted.395. at 4,746 runs over 4,746 hits. In addition to this, the legendary wicketkeeper has captained CSK to four IPL championships and taken 126 catches and 39 stumpings.

2. Dinesh Kartik

Dinesh Karthik, who was born in Chennai, has played for six different IPL franchises in his career (Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bangalore), and he has since returned to RCB after being purchased for 5.50 crores INR. DK has 4,046 runs in these matches, with a 97* score being his best.

3. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, the captain of Team India, is ranked second with 227 IPL games. In the IPL, Rohit has played for the Mumbai Indians and the Deccan Chargers, and he helped the latter team win a record-tying 5 championships. Prior to the IPL 2022 mega auction, MI retained the Indian opener for 16 crores INR, and he will captain the team the next year.

4. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, a former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, is ranked second with 223 games played for RCB. Virat has been a member of the same team since 2008 and even served as captain from 2011 to 2021, yet he was unable to take home the IPL trophy even once. With 5 hundred to his credit, Kohli has 6,283 runs in these games at an average of 37.39. VK will be seen donning the black and gold in the upcoming season under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis after being retained by RCB for 15 crores INR.

5. Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja has participated in 210 games thus far for teams like the Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers, and Rajasthan Royals. In the 20th over of the RCB's innings in 2021, Jadeja crushed Harshal Patel for 37 runs. The only player in IPL history with 2000+ runs and 100+ wickets.

6. Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan, a dependable scorer in the league, has 5784 runs to his name and is the second-highest scorer in IPL history thanks to 244 half-centuries. The swashbuckling left-hander will be essential to PBKS' success because he has a tonne of experience under his belt and a lot of runs to his credit.

7. Suresh Raina

Having played in 205 matches between 2008 and 2021, Mr. IPL Suresh Raina is ranked fifth on this list. The southpaw has a tonne of experience and has hit 5,528 runs in these games at an average of 32.51. The IPL 2022 mega auction saw no takers for Suresh Raina, who has three times been a member of the IPL-winning CSK team.

8. Robin Uthappa

In 205 IPL games, Robin Uthappa amassed 4952 runs over 197 innings. R Uthappa has 45 times 30+ and 31 times 20+ IPL runs, 0 IPL hundreds, 27 IPL half-centuries, and 88 as his highest IPL score. With total run totals of 405 and 660 runs in the corresponding editions, Uthappa was one of KKR's star performers in the title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014. He presently belongs to CSK.

9. Keiron Pollard

In the 189 IPL games that he has participated in thus far, Pollard has scored 3157 runs overall at an average of 30.54 and a strike rate of 149.57. With a top score of 83 runs, he has scored 16 half-centuries. The right-arm bowler has taken 63 wickets for a 32.03 average and an 8.85 strike rate. His 4/44 bowling average is his best.

10. Ambati Rayudu

An aggressive hitter, Rayudu was kept by Mumbai Indians until the IPL 2011 makeover, which involved all IPL teams. And Rayudu was once more retained by MI before the 2014 IPL because of his steady performance over the previous three seasons. Rayudu scored 281 runs at an S/R of 145 and was unbeaten five times in the 2015 campaign. Rayudu, who was once a dependable member of the Indian ODI team, has strengthened CSK's middle order.