Batting-Order Shuffles — IPL 2026

Players who batted at multiple positions across IPL 2026, ranked by variability (most-distinct-positions first). Each row shows per-position runs · SR so a promotion or demotion's performance impact is visible inline. Detected from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream.

Naman Dhir leads IPL 2026 batting-order shuffles with 6 distinct positions (Range #2–7 · 11 innings · #2×1 (0r, SR0) · #3×3 (149r, SR147.52) · #4×2 (72r, SR150) · #5×1 (23r, SR191.67) · #6×3 (58r, SR161.11) · #7×1 (1r, SR50)).

Top 15

RankDistinct positionsSubjectDetail
#16Naman Dhir · Mumbai IndiansRange #2–7 · 11 innings · #2×1 (0r, SR0) · #3×3 (149r, SR147.52) · #4×2 (72r, SR150) · #5×1 (23r, SR191.67) · #6×3 (58r, SR161.11) · #7×1 (1r, SR50)
#25Tilak Varma · Mumbai IndiansRange #3–7 · 11 innings · #3×2 (11r, SR73.33) · #4×3 (35r, SR129.63) · #5×4 (202r, SR161.6) · #6×1 (7r, SR140) · #7×1 (8r, SR266.67)
#35David Miller · Delhi CapitalsRange #4–8 · 8 innings · #4×1 (3r, SR100) · #5×3 (62r, SR158.97) · #6×2 (70r, SR162.79) · #7×1 (22r, SR220) · #8×1 (19r, SR105.56)
#44Aiden Markram · Lucknow Super GiantsRange #1–5 · 11 innings · #1×3 (106r, SR139.47) · #2×3 (45r, SR145.16) · #4×1 (0r, SR0) · #5×4 (81r, SR152.83)
#54Tim David · Royal Challengers BengaluruRange #4–7 · 11 innings · #4×1 (34r, SR226.67) · #5×3 (99r, SR230.23) · #6×5 (89r, SR178) · #7×2 (13r, SR130)
#64Tristan Stubbs · Delhi CapitalsRange #4–7 · 11 innings · #4×2 (30r, SR107.14) · #5×3 (67r, SR124.07) · #6×5 (114r, SR128.09) · #7×1 (60r, SR157.89)
#74Nitish Kumar Reddy · Sunrisers HyderabadRange #4–7 · 10 innings · #4×1 (1r, SR16.67) · #5×4 (114r, SR186.89) · #6×3 (107r, SR164.62) · #7×2 (2r, SR40)
#84Cameron Green · Kolkata Knight RidersRange #3–6 · 10 innings · #3×1 (18r, SR180) · #4×7 (240r, SR144.58) · #5×1 (3r, SR100) · #6×1 (0r, SR0)
#94Rinku Singh · Kolkata Knight RidersRange #4–7 · 9 innings · #4×1 (24r, SR200) · #5×5 (127r, SR136.56) · #6×2 (140r, SR162.79) · #7×1 (1r, SR50)
#104Axar Patel · Delhi CapitalsRange #5–8 · 9 innings · #5×4 (65r, SR154.76) · #6×3 (33r, SR76.74) · #7×1 (2r, SR66.67) · #8×1 (2r, SR66.67)
#114Kartik Sharma · Chennai Super KingsRange #4–7 · 8 innings · #4×3 (115r, SR126.37) · #5×2 (7r, SR116.67) · #6×2 (36r, SR105.88) · #7×1 (15r, SR166.67)
#124Sarfaraz Khan · Chennai Super KingsRange #3–6 · 7 innings · #3×1 (14r, SR175) · #4×2 (46r, SR184) · #5×3 (65r, SR132.65) · #6×1 (32r, SR266.67)
#134Anukul Roy · Kolkata Knight RidersRange #6–9 · 5 innings · #6×2 (9r, SR100) · #7×1 (0r, SR0) · #8×1 (29r, SR181.25) · #9×1 (1r, SR100)
#143Sunil Narine · Kolkata Knight RidersRange #1–9 · 4 innings · #1×1 (24r, SR141.18) · #8×1 (12r, SR300) · #9×2 (4r, SR36.36)
#153Shivam Dube · Chennai Super KingsRange #4–7 · 9 innings · #4×3 (70r, SR155.56) · #6×4 (68r, SR138.78) · #7×2 (27r, SR135)