Most 4s by a batsman in IPL history

T20 cricket is all about fours and sixes. With just 120 legitimate deliveries in an innings, batsmen go crazy to make the most out of it. Though sixes grab a lot of attention in the shorter version of the game, fours are almost as important as the biggest hits.

When players like Chris Gayle, David Warner, Kieron Pollard, AB de Villiers, and MS Dhoni hits it out of the park, some like Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Shaun Marsh, and Parthiv Patel scores a lot of runs in fours.

Honorable Mentions: David Warner (401), Rohit Sharma (379), Ajinkya Rahane (359), Dinesh Karthik (335), and Virender Sehwag (334).

On that note, let's take a look at the players who have scored most 4s in IPL history.

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#5 Robin Uthappa, 401 fours

Uthappa has been a sensational performer for KKR over the years

One of the gifted stroke makers in the game, Robin Uthappa has been an underachiever for India in international cricket. However, the 33-year-old has staggering numbers in the Indian Premier League.

Robin Uthappa started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in IPL 2008 but then moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 and to Pune Warriors India in 2011. He found a second home in Kolkatta when he was bought by KKR in 2014.

Uthappa played a stellar role in KKR's title-winning 2014 campaign with 660 runs in 16 games at an average of 44 and a strike rate of 137.78. He has scored 4086 runs in IPL with 23 fifties. Unfortunately, Uthappa played only 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India.

Known for his timing and gifted stroke play, the KKR star has struck a total of 401 fours in IPL so far, which places him fifth on the all-time list. Uthappa also has hit 145 maximums.

#4 Virat Kohli, 434 fours

Virat Kohli will play his 12th season for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2019

The Indian captain is the second highest run-getter (4948) in IPL history, only 37 runs behind CSK's Suresh Raina (4985). He also holds the record for most runs scored in an IPL season with 973 runs during the 2016 campaign.

With four hundreds and 34 fifties, Kohli has been a real star for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is one of those very few players who has played for just one franchise in the Indian Premier League.

Despite all his huge success as a batsman, he has failed to lead them to a single IPL title so far. A player with gifted timing and great technical ability, Kohli has scored a lot of runs in fours. The 30-year-old has hit 434 fours in his IPL career. He has also struck 178 sixes.

#3 Suresh Raina, 448 fours

Suresh Raina is a fan favorite at Chepauk

The Chennai Super Kings star is arguably IPL's best batsman so far. Suresh Raina has been with CSK ever since the inception of IPL and is the leading run scorer in the tournament. The 32-year-old has been a consistent performer in IPL and a match winner for CSK.

Suresh Raina has scored 4985 runs in the tournament at an average of 34.37 and a strike rate of 138.47. With one hundred and 35 fifties, the left-hander has played quite a few memorable innings in IPL. Raina is also more than useful with the ball and picked up 25 wickets

He has played 176 matches in IPL and won three titles with Chennai Super Kings. Known for his phenomenal hitting abilities all around the park, Suresh Raina has amassed 448 fours and 185 sixes in the Indian Premier League so far.

#2 Shikhar Dhawan, 460 fours

Shikhar Dhawan has scored at least 450 runs in each of his previous three IPL seasons

The Indian limited-overs opener is one of the best players is shorter versions of the game. Having started with Delhi Daredevils in 2008, the 33-year-old moved to Mumbai Indians in 2009.

He then moved to Deccan Chargers and finally settled with Sunrisers where he played for six successful years. He also won the Indian Premier League title with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016.

One of the top run-getters in the tournament, Dhawan has amassed 4058 runs in 143 matches at an average of 33.26 and a strike rate of 124. Known for his brilliant stroke play, the Delhi lad has scored 460 fours in the Indian Premier League so far. He has also hit 85 sixes in the tournament.

Shikhar Dhawan will play for Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL campaign.

#1 Gautam Gambhir, 491 four

Gambhir has played quite a few memorable knocks in IPL

The former Indian star Gautam Gambhir is one of IPL's most successful players and captains. Gambhir recently retired from all formats of the game and will not be seen in IPL 2019.

The 37-year-old started his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils and then moved on to Kolkata Knight Riders, where he had seven successful years. He led them to two IPL titles - 2012 and 2014. He then moved back to Delhi Daredevils for IPL 2018 but had a poor outing.

Gambhir has scored 4217 runs in 154 IPL games at an average of 31.23 and a strike rate of 124. With 36 fifties, he has played some memorable knocks in the tournament. Not a natural six-hitter, Gambhir focussed a lot on scoring fours. He has struck a total of 491 fours in the tournament, which is currently the best by any player in IPL.