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The IPL is all about runs and entertainment for cricket fans. Big hitters are an integral part of T20 cricket and IPL is no exception. The teams which have enjoyed success at the IPL for a long time have had several big hitters in their ranks.
A team cannot hope to win T20 games without scoring a lot of runs. Hence, having clean strikers of the ball who are not afraid to take the attack to the opposition right from the word go irrespective of the nature of the wicket is extremely imperative. Hence, there is no wonder why these players are labeled as crowd-pullers.
In this article, we will take a look at the biggest hitter of every team in IPL 2019.
Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler
The Rajasthan Royals have two very fine England players Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in their ranks, both of whom are gigantic strikers of the cricket ball. But given the performance in the last 12 months, Buttler has an edge over his fellow teammate Stokes. His IPL strike rate of 150 is the evidence of this fact.
Jos Buttler has been one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in modern-day cricket. Buttler is a 360-degree player who can exploit any corner of the ground with ease. His power, combined with elegance and charismatic technique is a wonderful treat to watch for the cricket lovers.
Sunrisers Hyderabad - David Warner
David Warner has been the best batsman for the Orange Army in their IPL history. Warner has always led from the front with the bat for them and has emerged as the Orange Cap winner in 2015 and 2017. Warner's consistency for SRH is unmatched and there are very few openers who are better than David Warner in IPL at the moment.
When it comes to big hitting, it is beyond doubt that Warner is the best SRH have got. Warner has the ability to provide quickfire starts even on slow pitches. His devastating strike rate ensures that SRH gets off to a flying start more often than not. His strike rate is 142 and has hit 160 sixes from just 114 games.
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Delhi Daredevils - Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant is slowly emerging to be one of the finest young talents in world cricket. He is maverick with the bat and has already cemented his place in the Indian test team at the age of 21.
With Rishabh, it is not only the power but also the cheekiness. A powerful striker of the ball as he is, Pant is extremely adept at playing the reverse sweeps and the ramp shots in the shortest format of the game.
The Delhi Capitals have struggled with the bat in recent seasons and Pant could put an end to their misery like he did last season.
Kings XI Punjab - Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gayle is the most feared batsman in the history of the IPL. The Jamaican legend has hammered many bowling attacks and has been a threatening force in the IPL. After being released by the RCB, Gayle joined the KXIP franchise and had a fruitful season for them.
When everyone wrote him off before the start of the last IPL campaign, Chris Gayle proved his haters wrong and delivered for the Kings XI Punjab. Gayle's IPL strike rate is 150. He also has scored 6 hundreds in the competition and has hit more sixes than anybody else (292).
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Royal Challengers Bangalore - AB de Villiers
The Bangalore-based franchise has been blessed to have two of international cricket's biggest superstars, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Although Virat Kohli's consistency is phenomenal and hitherto unseen, AB de Villiers has a slight edge over Kohli in terms of hitting big sixes. No boundary is big enough when de Villiers is on the roll.
AB de Villiers has scored at a strike rate of 150 in his IPL career and has hit 187 sixes, most of which have landed either on the top tier or flown out of the stadium. His contribution to the RCB middle order is invaluable.
Kolkata Knight Riders - Andre Russell
Andre Russell is the most valuable all-rounder in the Indian Premier League at the moment. Russell isn't only the jack of all trades, but master of them too. With the bat, he can smash huge sixes and with the ball, he can uproot the stumps.
On his day, Russell can tear apart any bowling without breaking a sweat. He has scored at a dangerous strike rate of 177 in the IPL so far. Fans got to see the magnitude of the damage he can do at his best during his knock of 88 off just 36 balls against CSK last season.
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Chennai Super Kings - Suresh Raina
There is a lot of debate over who is the biggest hitter in the Chennai Super Kings batting line-up. Whilst Dhoni seems to be the obvious choice, there are plenty of reasons why Suresh Raina is ahead of Dhoni here.
Raina has always proved to be an impact player for the CSK who has a wide range of shots and the power to exploit the scoring opportunities. His skills are very important to the CSK and he is their biggest striker and an impact player. His devastating strike rate of 138.4 over the course of 176 games speaks for itself.
Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma
The Mumbai Indians skipper is a run-scoring juggernaut in the Indian Premier League and one of the most devastating players for the Mumbai franchise. When Rohit gets going, he can strike the ball as cleanly as anyone in the world.
Also, he has got oozing class about his batting which makes his big shots look delightful. Rohit had a poor season with the bat in 2018 as he scored 286 runs. Rohit Sharma has a career strike rate of 131 in 173 games which proves that he has been a match-winner for a long period. He also has struck 184 sixes, which is the fifth highest in IPL history.
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