From Chris Gayle to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, here's a look at the top five batters with most sixes in an IPL season. This list also includes Andre Russell and Jos Buttler.

Meet top 5 batters with most sixes in an IPL season ft. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav has taken only 167 balls to score 400 runs in IPL 2026 - the fewest ever by a batter to reach the milestone in a single IPL season. He overtook Andre Russell (188 balls in IPL 2019), Abhishek Sharma (195 balls in IPL 2024), and Glenn Maxwell (200 balls in IPL 2014) for the record.

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From Abhishek Sharma to Chris Gayle here is a look at five batters fastest to 2000 IPL runs by balls. The list also features the likes of Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran and Virender Sehwag. 

From Abhishek Sharma to Chris Gayle, 5 batters fastest to 2000 IPL runs (by balls)

From Andre Russell to Tim David here is a look at five batters fastest to 1000 IPL runs by balls. The list also features the likes of Travis Head, Phil Salt and Heinrich Klaasen with David becoming the latest to join the list. 

From Andre Russell to Tim David, 5 batters fastest to 1000 IPL runs (by balls)

The batter was 2 off 8 balls when he decided to take matters seriously and went on to score 52 off next 19 balls to take his team home in the last-ball thriller by three wickets. LSG chased down 182-run target only because of him and coach Justin Langer was nothing but ecstatic about him.

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Russell is the perfect fit for the role, given that he's only one of four IPL batters to smash 100 or more sixes in the death overs. MS Dhoni tops the list with 186, followed by Kieron Pollard's 127, AB de Villiers's  112 and Russell's exact 100.

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The three-time IPL winners KKR decided to retire Andre Russell's jersey as a mark of respect for his services to the franchise over the years. Russell spent 11 seasons at KKR from 2014 to 2025 with an exception fo 2017 when he didn't play IPL. Before KKR, he played with Delhi Capital from 2013-14.

IPL 2026 | Three-time winners KKR retire Power Coach Russell's jersey in heartfelt tribute - WATCH

From Andre Russell to Rashid Khan, here's a look at the top five bowlers with most T20 wickets. This list also includes Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine and Imran Tahir

Meet top 5 bowlers with most wickets in T20s

From Shakib Al Hasan to Rashid Khan, here's a look at the top six bowlers with 450-plus T20 wickets. This list also includes Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir and Andre Russell

Meet top 6 bowlers with 450-plus T20 wickets

Russell is only one of the four batters in IPL to hit 100 or more sixes in 17-20 overs. The other three batters who have hit 100 or more sixes in IPL death overs are: MS Dhoni (186), Kieron Pollard (127), and AB de Villiers (112).

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Playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Russell has won two ‘Most Valuable Player of the Season’ award, once in 2015 and next four years later in 2019.

KKR's Andre Russell announces IPL retirement ahead of mini-auction

As the IPL 2026 auction is fast approaching, here's a look at the top five players Delhi Capitals (DC) can bid for. This probable set of players includes Matheesha Pathirana, Quinton de Kock and Andre Russell

IPL 2026 auction: 5 players Delhi Capitals can go for ft Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock

From Green to Pathirana here is a look at five players that could headline IPL 2026 auctions. After Saturday’s retention deadline day, teams will be prepared to bid for players in the IPL 2026 auctions which also consist of star names like Russell, Maxwell and Venkatesh Iyer. 

From Cameron Green to Matheesha Pathirana, 5 players that could headline IPL 2026 auctions

All ten IPL teams released major players ahead of the auction. Now, let’s look at the five biggest names released by the franchises

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From Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, here's a look at the top five players with highest strike rate in One Day internationals. This list also includes Lionel Cann, Heinrich Klaasen and Shahid Afridi.

From Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, 5 players with highest strike rate in ODIs

Having made his debut in 2010, Russell served West Indies cricket for 15 long years before calling time on his international career. He was given a guard of honour by both the West Indies and Australia players while walking out on the field for one final time.

Watch: Andre Russell bids farewell to international cricket as West Indies, Aussie players give guard of honour

In the space of two months, the West Indies have lost two high-profile names to shock retirement. 

Andre Russell announces international retirement, reveals final match and opponent

From Sunil Narine to Kieron Pollard, meet seven players who have played most T20 matches in cricket history.

Players to play most T20 matches in cricket history

Russell could manage only 21 off 14 balls before being outfoxed by Rashid Khan - second time in season he has been dismissed by a leg spinner. This concern, however, was put aside by Bravo as nothing.

IPL 2025 | KKR mentor Bravo lashes out at top order batters in defence of out-of-form Russell

Cricket, Sports: Earlier in the innings, Shubman Gill's masterclass innings along with Jos Buttler's explosive hitting helped Gujarat Titans reach 198/3 against KKR

IPL 2025: Shubman Gill stars as Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs

Cricket, Sports: Kolkata Knight Riders lost a close game at Eden Gardens, where more than 490 runs were scored. The home team so close, but couldn’t cross the finish line

IPL 2025: 'We are not at all worried about Russell’s form', says KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane after narrow loss to LSG

West Indies have rested some big names like all-rounders Andre Russell and Jason Holder alongside star seamer Alzarri Joseph for the three-match T20Is against South Africa at home, starting August 24.

West Indies rest Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph for South Africa T20Is; Shimron Hetmyer retains spot

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein's career-best figures of five for 11 decimated an inept Ugandan batting line-up as the West Indies romped to a 134-run victory in a Group C match of the T20 World Cup at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday.

T20 World Cup: Akeal Hosein picks career-best haul as West Indies crush Uganda in record win

All-rounder Andre Russell was in tears after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad to win their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday (May 26).

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Meet top 5 batters with most sixes in an IPL season ft. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

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