RCB’s Virat Kohli scripts IPL history, becomes only batter to … | Cricket News
Virat Kohli continued his strong run in Indian Premier League 2026 by adding another record during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Qualifier One match against Gujarat Titans at Dharamsala on Tuesday.Kohli came into the match with 557 runs this season and needed 43 more to become the first player in IPL history to score 600 or more runs in four straight seasons.The former RCB captain reached the milestone before getting dismissed by Jason Holder for 43 off 25 balls. In 15 innings this season, Virat has scored 600 runs at an average of 50.00 and a strike rate of 164.38 (his best in a season), with a century and four fifties and a best score of 105.Most 600-plus run IPL seasons:
- Virat Kohli – 6*
- KL Rahul – 4
- Shubman Gill – 3
- David Warner – 3
- Chris Gayle – 3
- Sai Sudharsan – 2
- Faf du Plessis – 2
- Suryakumar Yadav – 2
Most consecutive IPL seasons with 600-plus runs:
- Virat Kohli – 4 (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)*
- Chris Gayle – 3 (2011, 2012, 2013)
- David Warner – 3 (2016, 2017, 2019)
- KL Rahul – 3 (2020, 2021, 2022)
- David Warner – 2 (2017, 2019)
- Shubman Gill – 2 (2025, 2026)
- Sai Sudharsan – 2 (2025, 2026)
Kohli had a slow start and faced some trouble against Kagiso Rabada early on. He later increased the scoring rate and reached the 43-run mark with a single off Rashid Khan on the fifth ball of the eighth over.Before this innings, Kohli was tied with Chris Gayle, David Warner, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan for the most consecutive IPL seasons with 600-plus runs.Kohli also holds the record for the most runs in a single IPL season after scoring 973 runs in the 2016 edition.
