Virat Kohli IPL Record | The Top Run-Scorer

Virat Kohli, the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has an impressive batting record with 6624 most runs. He has countless records in all three formats of the game and could add more to his tally before calling it a day.

Kohli highest score in iPL – The Leading Run-scorer

Virat Kohli didn’t have a memorable IPL debut. Former Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Ashok Dinda cleaned up Kohli for just one run. Royal Challengers Bangalore, too, crumbled as they were bowled out for 82 chasing a mammoth 223. But, 15 years later, Kohli is the top run-scorer in the IPL.

He was the first player to cross 6000 runs in the IPL and leads the runs chart with 6624 runs at an average of 36.19.

Virat Kohli IPL Runs (season wise)

IPL Season	Innings	Total Runs
2008	12	165
2009	13	246
2010	13	307
2011	16	557
2012	15	364
2013	16	634 ( 2nd Highest score in one season)
2014	14	359
2015	16	505
2016	16	973 (Highest score in one season)
2017	10	308
2018	14	530
2019	14	464
2020	15	466
2021	15	405
2022	16	341

Most Runs in IPL history – Virat kohli

After playing in all 15 seasons of the IPL, Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter in the IPL. The dashing batter is 380 runs ahead of second-placed Shikhar Dhawan. Though he amassed just 718 runs in his first three seasons, Kohli, who won the World Cup with India in 2011, picked up the pace and has hit at least two fifties in every campaign from the 2011 edition.

Kohli is the most run scorer in the IPL history with 7263 total runs with 237 matches & 229 innings.

Top 5 IPL Run scorer

Players	Innings	Runs
Virat Kohli	215	6624
Shikhar Dhawan	205	6244
David Warner	162	5881
Rohit Sharma	222	5879
Suresh Raina	200	5528

Most Runs in a Single Season

Virat Kohli broke a plethora of records in the IPL 2016 season. The Royal Challengers Bangalore loyalist racked up 973 runs, the most scored in a single IPL season. He also became the first batter to hit four centuries in one IPL campaign. Two tons came against Gujarat Lions and one each against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) and Rising Pune Supergiants.

Highest Partnership in IPL History

In the history of IPL, there have been five instances of a double-hundred partnership. Virat Kohli is involved in three of them. The record partnership of 229, for the 2nd wicket, is scripted by Kohli and his RCB teammate AB de Villiers against Gujarat Lions in the IPL 2016 season.

The same duo stitched together an unbeaten 215-run stand against Mumbai Indians in the eighth edition of the IPL.

In 2012, Kohli and Chris Gayle added 204* against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. Gayle brought up a century, while the Indian batter remained unbeaten on 73.

Boundaries & Centuries

Virat Kohli has hit 578 fours, second behind Shikhar Dhawan, who has amassed 701 fours in 205 innings. He has also brought up five centuries in IPL – the most by an Indian batter in the league. With 223 appearances, Kohli is fourth on the list for most IPL matches played.

Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli – Stats Comparison

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored more than 12,000 IPL runs between them. The legendary duo hold plenty of records and are the mainstays of their respective franchises. In IPL, Kohli has scored more runs, fours, half-centuries, and hundreds than Rohit. However, Rohit has hit more sixes, played more matches, and has a slightly better strike rate than his team India teammate in IPL.

You may go through Rohit Sharma Highest Score details in all formats.

Virat Kohli Bowling Record in IPL

Virat Kohli has bowled more than 40 overs in IPL. The part-time medium-pacer has four wickets to his name, two coming against the erstwhile Deccan Chargers in the inaugural IPL season. Chamara Silva, D Ravi Teja, Brendon McCullum, and Wriddhiman Saha are the four players dismissed by Kohli in the league.

Go through IPL 2023 RCB Squad.

Frequently asked questions

How many centuries of Virat Kohli in all three formats?

Virat Kohli has scored a total of 74 centuries in international cricket – 46 hundreds in ODIs, 27 in Test matches, and one in T20I.

How many centuries of Virat Kohli in T20?

Virat Kohli has hit a total of six hundreds in T20 – five centuries in IPL and one in the Indian cricket team jersey.

How many double centuries does Virat Kohli have?

Virat Kohli has registered seven double centuries in international cricket. All of them have come in Tests.

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