9 Batsmen with the most dot balls in a single IPL season

Chris Gayle

#7 Chris Gayle (2013) - 190 dots

For someone like Chris Gayle, dot balls would hardly make a difference. He's got the power game to make up for those dots, and that is exactly what he did during IPL 2013.

2011, 2012 and 2013 were three of his best seasons in the tournament and the West Indies star was absolutely ruthless back then with the bat. Even though nearly 42 per cent of the balls he faced were dots, Gayle had a strike rate of 156.29 that season and scored 708 runs.

#8 Dwayne Smith (2014) - 188 dots

Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Smith is another player who excelled, even though he played a lot of dots in a single IPL season. In 2014, the West Indies cricketer scored failed to score off 188 deliveries that he faced.

He still maintained a strike rate of 136 that season and accrued 566 runs at an average of 35.37 in 16 matches.

#9 Rahul Dravid (2012) - 186 dots

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid played the most dot balls in the IPL 2012 season. 'The Wall' scored 466 runs in 16 games at an average of 29 back then.

186 of the 412 balls he faced that season didn't see any runs scored. He is the only player to feature twice on this list.