Top Five Players Who Can Win the Orange Cap in IPL 2025

IPL 2025 is just around the corner, and this season will be very exciting. All the teams have built strong squads in the recent IPL 2025 auction. This article will discuss which batters are strong contenders to win the Orange Cap in IPL 2025.

In this season of the Indian Premier League, various players are the leading contenders for the Orange Cap. According to our analysis, the top five contenders include four Indians and one overseas player. 

Virat Kohli

The list starts with none other than IPL King Virat Kohli. Virat has already won the orange cap twice. The first time he won the cap was in 2016, during a record-breaking season when he scored 973 runs in 16 matches. The season was also great for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (back then) as it reached the finals but was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Since then, despite reaching the playoffs multiple times, RCB hasn't been able to get to the finals. 

Virat bagged his second Orange Cap last season, scoring 741 runs. With 8004 runs in 252 matches, Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in the history of the IPL.

The last 5 IPL seasons of Kohli 

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is the second batter to make into the list. He won the orange cap in the IPL 2020, scoring 670 runs in 15 matches. His overall IPL career stats speak for themselves: He has scored 4683 runs in 132 matches, including four centuries. This year, the Delhi Capitals bought him for 14 crore, and he will lead the team.

His last 5 IPL seasons

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj, who became the Chennai Super Kings’ Captain, is a prime contender for the orange cap. In his 66 matches, he scored 2380 runs with an average of 41.75. He already won the orange cap in 2021, scoring 635 runs. As the captain and opener of the team, he has a responsibility to score runs throughout the season. This will be Dhoni's last season, and CSK wants to give him the best possible farewell.

His last 5 IPL seasons

Travis Head

 Travis Head, who became the actual headache of the Indian team in the recent Border Gavaskar trophy, has a decent chance of winning the IPL 2025 Orange cap. In the last season, which was his best season in the IPL, Head scored 564 runs and became the 4th highest run-getter of the season with one century and four half-centuries. The opening pair of Sunrisers Hyderabad with Travis Head and Abhishek Nair is one of the best duos in the IPL.

Shubman Gill 

Gill, often referred as the Prince of Indian Cricket, has a very high chance of getting the IPL Orange Cap. Gill, the consistent performer in the IPL, scored 3216 runs in the 103 with 4 centuries and 20 half-centuries. He is currently the captain of Gujarat Titan and has scored 426 in the IPL 2024 with an average of 38.73.

His last five IPL seasons