The IPL stats - Who's leading the charts? A look at the table leaders

Suresh Raina and Lasith Malinga lead the charts in batting and bowling respectively

With the IPL fever set to hit the cricket fans in less than a week, this is the most appropriate time to get mingled with the ‘game of stats’ to get certain facts cleared i.e. which team has the leading run-scorer of IPL’s history in its side, which team’s bowling will be benefited with the leading wicket taker of the tournament and which team will have the ‘x’ factor with an electrifying fielding unit.

Here are the ‘best 5′ of all the 3 categories i.e. most runs, wickets and catches, along with the names of the team that they’ll be representing this season.

Highest run scorer, all throughout the 6 seasons

Suresh Raina – 2892 runs, at an average of 35.02 (CSK)

Rohit Sharma – 2513 runs, at an average of 32.63 (MI)

Chris Gayle – 2512 runs, at an average of 52.33 (RCB)

Gautam Gambhir – 2471 runs, at an average of 31.67 (KKR)

Sachin Tendulkar – 2334 runs, at an average of 34.83 (MI – retired)

Most wicket takers, all throughout the 6 seasons

Lasith Malinga – 103 wickets, at an average of 17.95 (MI)

Amit Mishra – 95 wickets, at an average of 20.25 (SRH)

RP Singh – 87 wickets, at an average of 25.29 (RCB)

Pragyan Ojha – 85 wickets, at an average of 22.69 (MI)

R Vinay Kumar – 84 wickets, at an average of 25.67 (RCB)

Most Catches (out-field), all throughout the 6 seasons

Suresh Raina – 52 catches (CSK)

Rohit Sharma – 49 catches (MI)

Dwayne Bravo – 41 catches (CSK)

Virat Kohli – 35 catches (RCB)

Kieron Pollard – 34 catches (MI)

That’s some of the most critical stats, which ‘do count’. It’s easier to understand now as to why certain players were retained by the teams. It’s about the consistent performances that these players have put up for their respective teams which makes them franchisee favourites.

Without doubt, with these stats – it’ll be more fun to catch the action now that we know which batsmen are leading the charts, which bowler is clinching the most wickets and which fielders do the batsmen ‘eye’ and insure not to hit the ball towards.