Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli reached the 9000-run mark in T20s in the game against Delhi Capitals in Dubai International Stadium when he was on 10 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli. (Courtesy of BCCI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- West Indies batsman Chris Gayle is at the top of the run-chart with 13,296 runs in T20s
- Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, Brendon McCullum, David Warner and Aaron Finch are others ahead of Kohli
- Rohit Sharma has scored 8,818 runs and is likely to be the next batsman to cross the 9000-run mark
India captain Virat Kohli has several records to his name in all three formats of the game. The batsman, who is a run-machine when in form, has also been described by many former legends as of one of the best to have ever played the game.
On Monday, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli added another milestone to his name. He became the first Indian batsman and the seventh in the world to surpass 9000 T20 runs. Kohli is already the highest run-scorer in IPL history with 5,502 runs in 181 games (prior to this match against the Delhi Capitals).
Before the start of this match against the Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium, Kohli had 8990 runs in T20s at an average of 41.05 and a strike rate of 134 with five hundreds and 65 T20 half-centuries to his name.
Virat Kohli back in form for RCB
In IPL 2020 as well, after a shaky start where he scored 3, 1, and 14 in the opening three matches, the RCB skipper finally roared back to form in the win against Rajasthan Royals where he scored an unbeaten 72 to help his side chase down a total of 159 in Abu Dhabi.
Kohli on Monday became the seventh batsman to go past the 9000-run mark in T20 cricket.
The others ahead of him are: Chris Gayle (13,296 runs), Kieron Pollard (10,370 runs), Shoaib Malik (9,926 runs), Brendon McCullum (9,922 runs), David Warner (9,451 runs) and his RCB team-mate Aaron Finch (9,148 runs).
Another Indian who is closing in on the 9000 run-mark in T20 cricket is the India vice-captain and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma has scored 8,818 runs in 333 T20 matches at an average of 32.30 and a strike rate of 133.91. He is also in the running to cross the 9000-run mark in IPL 2020.