Virat Kolhi became the first Indian batter to reach 12,000 runs in T20s (Credit: AFP)
The talisman RCB batter attained the goal after just 377 matches, becoming the third-fastest batter to do so.
The King truly continues to reign supreme. Royal Challengers Bangalore and India’s talisman batter Virat Kohli reached yet another milestone in his historied career so far, as he crossed 12,000 runs in the T20 format.
The RCB batter became the first Indian to reach the milestone and just the sixth batter in cricket history, joining an elite list of batters that includes the likes of Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Alex Hales, and David Warner.
The talisman batter attained the goal after just 377 matches, becoming the third-fastest batter to do so.
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Kohli reached his milestone on the biggest of occasions, at the grandest of stages, behind enemy lines in Chepauk facing off against heated IPL rivals Chennai Super Kings, with a calm single off a Ravindra Jadeja delivery.
Kohli was the quickest to 11,000 T20 runs, having scaled the mark in only 353 matches. The 35-year-old has eight T20 hundreds, the most among all Indians, with a career-best knock of 122 not out.
Kohli’s dominance is undeniable in the short format as he stands alone as the leading run-getter in T20Is and T20 World Cups.
A case could be made that Virat could have reached the 12,000 run milestone a lot earlier. But, Kohli made a comeback to T20Is only back in January of this year after a hiatus of 14 months having last played in the T20 format in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Virat’s veracity in the IPL is more than well documented. The 35-year-old stands alone as the IPL’s highest run-getter of all time, having notched up a whopping 7263 runs at an average of 37.24. And RCB will be banking on the veteran to keep on adding to his unassailable tally as they embark on yet another journey to claim the coveted IPL trophy for the first time.
