IPL 2019: Batsmen from every franchise who can win the Orange Cap

#2 Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)

Shane Watson has been one of the best T20 players the world has seen. He is a powerful striker and even won the Man of the Series in IPL 2008 and 2012 World T20. Watson has scored 5 T20 hundreds and was one of the main reason for CSK's dominance in 2018. He made a stroke-filled 117 in a mere 57 balls in the final against SRH. Watson has been a consistent performer at the top and usually makes it count when he's set.

If Watson continues his form, there is a possibility that he may accrue a lot of runs for CSK and may even win the Orange Cap in 2019.

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#1 Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

When it comes to breaking records and topping the run-charts, it's hard to think beyond Virat Kohli. He is a run-machine, a ton-machine and probably the most sought-after player in the world across formats.

Kohli is the only player in IPL's history to have played for the same franchise since the league's inception in 2008. Kohli leads RCB with flair and panache and recently became the only player to score 500+ runs in 5 different seasons. He even won the Orange Cap in 2016 for his record-breaking performances where he scored 973 runs with a staggering 4 hundreds and 7 fifties at an average of 81.8

Virat Kohli will be one of the obvious names in the top run-getters list, but he would prefer to win the trophy for RCB, which has never won the IPL even after 3 final appearances.