Power-hitting in the Indian Premier League( IPL) bears evidence and testimony over an 18-long season. Legendary players like Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, and Adam Gilchrist paved the way for modern fans into enjoying watching sluggers such as Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran. However, at the top of the list was Travis Head, who has come on as perhaps the most dangerous batter around. On Thursday, April 17, he reached the quartet of digits in a fight with the Mumbai Indians (MI). Head offered an unusual slower knock against MI, accumulating 28 runs off 29 balls without hitting a six; nevertheless, nestled among that orderly effort was an important moment. He had completed 1000 runs in his IPL career when he got to 17 runs. This achievement is even better because he only took 575 balls to reach that figure. This would place him second in the list of fastest to reach 1000 IPL runs, going past teammate Heinrich Klaasen, who took 596 balls. Andre Russell at the same time still tops the list with his 'fastest' hitting score of 545 balls. What adds something to the whole scenario is the set of four middle-order batters in top 6 who are finishers, recognized for their aggressive batting. Head, even being an opener, has a way with his own-the attack may not take long to make an impact and set the early tempo. Fastest to score 1000 IPL runs: Rank Player Balls Taken 1 Andre Russell 545 2 Travis Head* 575 3 Heinrich Klaasen 594 4 Virender Sehwag 604 5 Glenn Maxwell 610 6 Yusuf Pathan 617 7 Sunil Narine 617 Also Read | LA28: Venue finalized for cricket's Olympic comeback Travis Head’s IPL salary over the years: Year IPL Team Wages 2025 SRH INR 14.00 CR. 2024 SRH INR 6.80 CR. 2017 RCB INR 50 Lakh 2016 RCB INR 50 Lakh Team/Season Matches Runs HS Avg SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Overall 32 1011 102 37.44 173.11 1 7 109 49 SRH (2025) 7 239 67 39.83 170.71 0 2 33 9 SRH (2024) 15 567 102 40.50 191.55 1 4 64 32 RCB (2017) 7 151 75* 30.20 139.81 0 1 9 6 RCB (2016) 3 54 37 27.00 135.00 0 0 3 2