New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians achieved a significant milestone in the IPL on April 27th becoming the fastest Indian batter to reach 4000 career runs. He accomplished this feat in 2714 balls surpassing KL Rahuls previous record of 2820 balls. Former West Indies captain and legendary batter Chris Gayle holds the record for being the fastest to reach 4000 runs in the IPL achieving the milestone in just 2653 balls. Close behind him is former RCB star AB de Villiers who took 2658 balls to reach the same landmark. Fastest to score 4000 runs in IPL (by balls) Chris Gayle who represented KKR RCB and PBKS during his IPL career remains the fastest to reach 4000 runs achieving the feat in just 2653 balls. Former South African star AB de Villiers who played for DC and RCB is next on the list taking 2658 balls to reach the milestone. Suryakumar Yadav who has featured for MI and KKR follows closely completing 4000 IPL runs in 2714 balls. Suryakumar is the 17th cricketer overall to score 4000 runs in IPL history. Among active players he becomes only the eighth to surpass this elite mark in the world’s richest franchise league. The 34-year-old right-handed batter from Mumbai currently in sensational form this season needed just 33 runs in MI’s match against LSG to reach the landmark. He achieved it by hitting a boundary on the second ball of the 13th over bowled by Avesh Khan. Most runs in IPL POSITION PLAYER TEAM MATCHES RUNS 1. Virat Kohli RCB 261 8396 2. Rohit Sharma HDC MI 266 6868 3. Shikhar Dhawan DC/DCH/MI/PBKS/SRH 222 6769 4. David Warner DC/SRH 184 6565 5. Suresh Raina CSK/GL 205 5528 6. MS Dhoni CSK/RPSG 273 5383 7. AB de Villiers DC/RCB 184 5162 8. KL Rahul RCB/SRH/PBKS/LSG/DC 139 5006 9. Chris Gayle KKR/RCB/PBKS 142 4965 10. Robin Uthappa CSK/KKR/MI/PWI/RCB/RR 205 4952 11. Ajinkya Rahane CSK/DC/KKR/MI/RPS/RR 194 4913 12. Dinesh Karthik DC/GL/KKR/KXIP/MI/RCB 257 4842 13. Faf du Plessis CSK/DC/RCB/RPSG 148 4652 14. Sanju Samson DC/RR 175 4643 15. Ambati Rayudu CSK/MI 204 4348 16. Gautam Gambhir DC/KKR 154 4217 17. Suryakumar Yadav MI/KKR 160* 4000*   Suryakumar Yadav Reaches 150 Sixes Milestone in IPL During his stay at the crease in the ongoing match Suryakumar Yadav has already smashed four fours and two sixes. Notably his first six of the game also marked a personal milestone — his 150th six in the IPL further cementing his status among the league’s most explosive batters. Surya Eyes Mumbai Indians Batting Records If Suryakumar manages to score at least 54 runs in the current match he will surpass Kieron Pollard’s tally of 3412 runs to become the second-highest run-getter for Mumbai Indians in IPL history. The top spot remains with Rohit Sharma who has amassed 5698 runs in 221 matches featuring two centuries and 37 half-centuries. In the IPL apart from his stint with Mumbai Indians Suryakumar Yadav has also represented Kolkata Knight Riders showcasing his consistency across two major franchises.