- R. Ashwin – 891 dots:
Ashwin, India’s numero uno spinner at present commences this prestigious list by occupying the fifth spot. In his IPL career that has spanned 111 games so far, Ashwin has bowled 891 dot balls and has bowled a total of 381.4 overs or 2290 deliveries. By bowling a considerable amount of dot balls, Ashwin’s success in this format can be understood as he creates some pressure by bowling dot balls and the batsman has no choice but to take some risk and attack him. Being the ever cunning spinner he is, Ashwin thereby deceives the batsman in his guile and outfoxes his opponent.