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 · 14 innings · #2×1 (0r, SR0) · #3×6 (164r, SR142.61) · #4×2 (72r, SR150) · #5×1 (23r, SR191.67) · #6×3 (58r, SR161.11) · #7×1 (1r, SR50)).

Top 15

Rank	Distinct positions	Subject	Detail
#1	6	Naman Dhir · Mumbai Indians	Range #2–7 · 14 innings · #2×1 (0r, SR0) · #3×6 (164r, SR142.61) · #4×2 (72r, SR150) · #5×1 (23r, SR191.67) · #6×3 (58r, SR161.11) · #7×1 (1r, SR50)
#2	5	Ravindra Jadeja · Rajasthan Royals	Range #4–9 · 11 innings · #4×1 (45r, SR128.57) · #5×2 (58r, SR148.72) · #6×3 (112r, SR130.23) · #7×4 (32r, SR123.08) · #9×1 (19r, SR172.73)
#3	5	Tilak Varma · Mumbai Indians	Range #3–7 · 14 innings · #3×2 (11r, SR73.33) · #4×4 (110r, SR183.33) · #5×6 (223r, SR136.81) · #6×1 (7r, SR140) · #7×1 (8r, SR266.67)
#4	5	Axar Patel · Delhi Capitals	Range #4–8 · 11 innings · #4×2 (73r, SR169.77) · #5×4 (59r, SR151.28) · #6×3 (37r, SR84.09) · #7×1 (2r, SR66.67) · #8×1 (2r, SR66.67)
#5	5	David Miller · Delhi Capitals	Range #4–8 · 10 innings · #4×1 (3r, SR100) · #5×4 (90r, SR155.17) · #6×3 (77r, SR160.42) · #7×1 (22r, SR220) · #8×1 (19r, SR105.56)
#6	4	Venkatesh Iyer · Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Range #1–9 · 6 innings · #1×2 (63r, SR242.31) · #2×1 (32r, SR200) · #4×1 (73r, SR182.5) · #9×2 (41r, SR136.67)
#7	4	Aiden Markram · Lucknow Super Giants	Range #1–5 · 11 innings · #1×3 (106r, SR139.47) · #2×3 (45r, SR145.16) · #4×1 (0r, SR0) · #5×4 (80r, SR145.45)
#8	4	Ayush Badoni · Lucknow Super Giants	Range #2–6 · 10 innings · #2×2 (35r, SR159.09) · #4×5 (118r, SR157.33) · #5×2 (62r, SR144.19) · #6×1 (0r, SR0)
#9	4	Tim David · Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Range #4–7 · 15 innings · #4×1 (34r, SR212.5) · #5×4 (126r, SR221.05) · #6×8 (132r, SR167.09) · #7×2 (13r, SR130)
#10	4	Rahul Tewatia · Gujarat Titans	Range #4–7 · 15 innings · #4×1 (0r, SR0) · #5×3 (29r, SR138.1) · #6×7 (71r, SR139.22) · #7×4 (90r, SR152.54)
#11	4	Nitish Kumar Reddy · Sunrisers Hyderabad	Range #4–7 · 13 innings · #4×1 (1r, SR16.67) · #5×6 (154r, SR192.5) · #6×4 (145r, SR170.59) · #7×2 (2r, SR40)
#12	4	Cameron Green · Kolkata Knight Riders	Range #3–6 · 13 innings · #3×1 (18r, SR180) · #4×10 (297r, SR144.88) · #5×1 (3r, SR100) · #6×1 (0r, SR0)
#13	4	Tristan Stubbs · Delhi Capitals	Range #4–7 · 13 innings · #4×2 (30r, SR107.14) · #5×4 (71r, SR118.33) · #6×5 (114r, SR128.09) · #7×2 (60r, SR153.85)
#14	4	Donovan Ferreira · Rajasthan Royals	Range #5–8 · 13 innings · #5×5 (113r, SR182.26) · #6×5 (77r, SR187.8) · #7×2 (89r, SR141.27) · #8×1 (38r, SR345.45)
#15	4	Rinku Singh · Kolkata Knight Riders	Range #4–7 · 11 innings · #4×1 (22r, SR200) · #5×5 (127r, SR135.11) · #6×3 (140r, SR160.92) · #7×2 (10r, SR142.86)