The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 #cricket league in India contested during March or April and May of every year by eight teams representing eight different cities in India. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008. The IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme.

Indian batsman ViratKohli holds the record for the most runs made in the IPL, He broke the record for most #runs in an IPL season (of 733 runs) by scoring 973 runs in 16 matches at an average of 81.08, winning the OrangeCap. Kohli became the second player to reach 5000 IPL runs after SureshRaina.


The Orange Cap is awarded to the top run-scorer in the IPL during a season. It is an ongoing competition with the leader wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game, with the eventual winner keeping the cap for the season.