Virat Kohli has the record for the most runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL history. But this blog will cover the top five RCB players including Virat Kohli who has the most runs for Bangalore in the IPL.
From the very beginning of the IPL the Royal Challenger Bangalore has been a home for the top batters from all around the world. The batting prowess of RCB batters is incredible and unmatchable with the other IPL franchises. A few RCB top players are Virat Kohli AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, and more.
The king of the IPL Virat Kohli has the record for the most runs in the IPL. The run-getter Kohli bagged 9042 runs with a strike rate of 133.63 in the total 281 IPL matches. Virat Kohli is the only player who has a record of playing for one franchise RCB in IPL history. Virat Kohli is not only the most run scorer for the RCB but also the most run scorer in IPL history.  Â
2. AB de Villiers – 4522 runs
The second place is held by South African former batter AB de Villiers who scored most runs for the RCB in the IPL. AB De Villiers is the legendary former cricketer and current commentator who has many great partnerships with his former RCB teammate Virat Kohli. He scored 4522 runs with a strike rate of 158.33 and a high score of 133* in the 157 IPL matches.
3. Chris Gayle – 3420 runs
The RCB’s star batter Chris Gale comes next who has the most runs for the RCB in IPL history. Chris joined the Bangalore franchise in the 2011 IPL season. In his 91 IPL matches with RCB, Gayle bagged 3420 runs with a strike rate of 154.40. He has the highest score of not out 175* runs for the RCB.
4. Faf du Plessis – 1636 runs
The 4th most run-scorer for the RCB is  Faf du Plessis in the IPL. Faf has scored 1636 runs with a strike rate of 146.99 in 45 IPL matches. he has the highest score of 96 and played IPL matches for RCB from 2022 to 2024.Â
5. Glenn Maxwell – 1271 runs
The 5th most run-scorer for the RCB is Jacques Kallis in the IPL. Jacques Kallis has scored 1271 runs with a strike rate of 113.17 in 46 IPL matches. Kallis has the highest score of 89* and played IPL matches for RCB from 2008 to 2010.Â
We have also listed the top ten players with the most runs for the Royal Challenger Banglore in the table below. Virat Kohli holds the first position and 10th place is secured by Parthiv Patel who has scored 731 most runs for the RCB in the IPL.
The table below has the all top ten most run scorers for RCB in the IPL history
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