| IPL’s all-time best overseas |
| Position | Player | Country | Key Achievements of IPL’s all-time best overseas |
| Opener (C) | David Warner | Australia | 6,565 runs, 4 centuries, 3 Orange Caps, led SRH to 2016 title |
| Opener | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 4,965 runs, 6 centuries, 2 Orange Caps, record 175* |
| Wicketkeeper | Jos Buttler | England | 3,582+ runs, 7 centuries, 2022 Orange Cap winner |
| Middle Order | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 5,162 runs, 3 centuries, 40 fifties, strike rate 151+ |
| All-rounder | Shane Watson | Australia | 3,874 runs, 92 wickets, 2 titles, 2018 final century |
| Finisher/All-rounder | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 3,412 runs, 69 wickets, 5 titles with MI |
| All-rounder | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 1,567 runs, 183 wickets, 2 Purple Caps, 2 titles with CSK |
| Spinner | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 163 wickets, 3,038 runs, 2 titles with KKR |
| Spinner | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 139 wickets, economy 6.7, GT’s 2022 title run |
| Pacer | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 105 wickets, key to MI’s 2020 title |
| Pacer | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 195 wickets, 5 titles with MI, IPL’s most iconic bowler |
