IPL 2017: Orange Cap holders through the seasons

#2014 Robin Uthappa, Kolkata Knight Riders

Uthappa was the leading run scorer in 2014, the same season that KKR won the IPL

M: 16, Runs: 660, Avg.: 44.00, SR: 137.78

After decent performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors India, Robin Uthappa’s breakthrough season came in 2014 when he helped his team KKR achieve the silverware.

Opening the batting with captain Gautam Gambhir, Uthappa crossed the 40-run mark 11 times in the tournament, breaking the record earlier held by Hayden. Eight of these scores came in consecutive matches which is in itself a T20 record.

In addition to being the team’s wicketkeeper, Uthappa also proved to be their most reliable man with bat in hand. This was also the first and till date the only instance of the Orange Cap winner belonging to the IPL winning team.