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NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has become the first batsman to score 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 32-year-old cricketer, who had played his first IPL match against KKR in 2008, extended his all-time run-scoring record by getting to 6021 runs in 196 matches. He has five hundreds and 40 fifties.
Virat Kohli’s IPL record:
🔹 6021 runs – first in all-time list
🔹 Five centuries – second in all-time list
🔹 518 fours – third in all-time list
🔹 40 fifties – third in all-time list
🔹 204 sixes – fifth in all-time list
🔹 196 matches – fifth in all-time listMaster 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qNBmHx7aWH
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 22, 2021
Kohli leads the list ahead of Chennai’s Suresh Raina (5,448 runs), Delhi’s Shikhar Dhawan (5,428), Hyderabad’s David Warner (5,384), and Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma (5,368).
The India captain is also the leading run-scorer in men’s T20 internationals, having racked up 3159 runs in 90 matches. He also leads the batting charts among Indian batsmen in overall T20s, with 9870 runs in the format.
Kohli’s unbeaten knock of 72 was eclipsed by 20-year-old Devdutt Padikkal, who smashed 101 off 52 balls in a 10-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals to become the youngest batsman to score a century during an IPL chase.