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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will start on March 28 with the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). RCB will start their campaign as defending champions for the first time. RCB’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli would like to perform as per his name in the upcoming edition as well. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at Kohli’s IPL career and the records made by him.
Kohli is the batsman who has scored the most runs
Kohli has scored 8,661 runs at an average of 39.54 in 259 innings of 267 matches played so far. He can become the first batsman to score 9,000 runs in IPL history this season. At present Kohli is the highest run scoring batsman in the league. Rohit Sharma (7,046) is second in terms of scoring most runs in the league, far behind Kohli.
Kohli has scored 900+ runs in one edition
Kohli performed incredibly in IPL 2016, scoring 973 runs. Kohli had scored these runs in 16 matches at a tremendous average of 81. Apart from him, no batsman has crossed the 900-run mark in a single edition of IPL. The closest to Kohli has been Shubman Gill, who scored 890 runs in IPL 2023 with an average of 59.33.
Kohli has scored 4 centuries in one edition
In 2016, Kohli became the first player to score 4 centuries in a single IPL edition. This record was equaled by Jos Buttler in 2022 by scoring 4 centuries while playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Kohli is the player who has played the most for one franchise
Till now, Kohli remains the only player to have represented only one team in all 18 seasons. No other player has been associated with a single franchise in the IPL for so long. He was included by RCB in the initial season of IPL (2008). He was included by RCB from the Under-19 player pool. He is continuously scoring runs for his franchise.
other records
Kohli’s other records
Kohli scored 8 half-centuries in IPL 2025 and his team won all of them.
cricinfo According to , this is the highest 50+ score in matches won in an IPL season. Kohli scored 657 runs in 2025, which was his 5th season of 600+ runs. He has crossed the 600 run mark in most seasons. He became only the third player to score more than 600 in 3 consecutive seasons.
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