5 Indians with highest runs in IPL 2018 

IPL 2018 came to a close after a month and a half of some exhilarating cricketing action. This season proved to be perhaps the most exciting one with tons of runs being scored and a record number of sixes being hit.

Although, Indian Premier League is an amalgamation of players from all over the world, at the end of the day it is an opportunity for the Indian players to shine. As many young Indians took the stage this year, many previous established players faltered. So who were the Indian players who scored the most runs during the course of the tournament?

Let us have a look.

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#5 Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians) - 512 runs

Suryakumar excelled at the top of the order for the Mumbai Indians.

Primarily known for his power hitting and unorthodox type of batting down the order, Suryakumar Yadav made the opening spot his own for the Mumbai Indians this season. He was promoted to open the batting against the Delhi Daredevils where he played attacking innings of 53 off just 32 balls to lay the foundation for a strong Mumbai Indians batting performance.

Since then he has remained at the top of the order and formed a formidable opening pair with Evin Lewis. He relied on proper cricketing shots and his gift of sweet timing to score quick runs in the power-play. He finished with 512 runs for the season from 14 matches with four fifties and a highest score of 72 against the Rajasthan Royals.

#4 Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 530 runs

Kohli had a disappointing IPL by his high standards.

The bar set by the run machine - Virat Kohli is so high that a season in which he scored more than 500 runs is termed as some sort of a failure by some. Coming into the tournament in exquisite form, Virat was expected to take apart the bowling attacks in this season of the IPL - like he had done two years ago when he had slammed 973 runs in the 2016 edition.

Although Kohli failed to reach those heights, he did not have a bad season this year. He accumulated 530 runs in 14 matches this year at a stunning average of 48.18 and a strike rate of 139.11. He hit four half-centuries this season with his highest score being his unbeaten 92 against the Mumbai Indians.

#3 Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) - 602 runs

Rayudu enjoyed his best IPL this year with CSK.

Ambati Rayudu has always been known as one of the most talented batsmen in the Indian domestic circuit. However, inconsistency has always been his bane. He enjoyed some very good years in the IPL with the Mumbai Indians and played many match-winning innings for them. However, it was during this season that Rayudu under the tutelage of MS Dhoni really came into his own.

Extremely adaptable Rayudu played as an opener as well as in the middle order for CSK - as and when his team required. He amassed 602 runs in the tournament from 16 matches at an average of 43 and a stunning strike-rate of 149.75. His highest score of the tournament came against the Sunrisers Hyderabad when he slammed an unbeaten hundred to lead his team to victory.

#2 KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) - 659 runs

KL Rahul was the batting mainstay for Punjab.

KL Rahul is, perhaps, the most talented batsman to come out of Indian cricket in the recent years. Capable of playing all the three formats of the game, his amazing range of stroke-play and his incredible gift of timing make him an amazing batsman to watch when in full flow. Kings XI Punjab splurged a whopping 11 crores for him at the auction and he did not disappoint.

Rahul finished the season with 659 runs from 14 matches at an awesome average of 54.92 and a strike-rate of 158.41. He was consistent with the bat throughout the tournament as he racked up an impressive 6 fifty plus scores.

He would be looking to continue his awesome form in the upcoming tours with team India as well.

#1 Rishabh Pant ( Delhi Daredevils) - 684 runs

Pant set the stage on fire in IPL-2018 with his amazing knocks with the bat.

Named the Emerging Player of IPL-2018 Rishabh Pant had a tournament to remember as his breathtaking performances with the bat proved to be the only bright spot for the Delhi Daredevils in an otherwise disappointing campaign for them. Retained by the Delhi franchise Pant held the batting of Delhi together throughout the tournament.

He ended the tournament as the second highest run-scorer with 684 runs from 14 matches at a stunning strike-rate of 173.60. He also slammed the highest individual score by an Indian in the IPL when he scored an unbeaten 128 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.