Virat Kohli completes 7000 runs in IPL (Photo: Sportjpix)
It was the second over of the innings when Virat Kohli played a cut shot to get to the massive milestone.
Star batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli He created history once again as he became the first batsman to score 7000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Kohli achieved a big feat during the match against Delhi Capitals. It was the second over of the innings when the batting maestro played a cut shot to get to the massive milestone.
Kohli has done consistently well in the cash-rich league over the years and is the only player to represent an IPL franchise since its inception.
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Before Saturday’s match, Kohli had scored 6988 runs in 232 IPL matches at an average of 36.59. However, he did not waste much time in reaching the milestone and looked in good touch from the very first over, where he hit Khaleel Ahmed for a four off the second ball.
Most runs in IPL
- Virat Kohli – 7000 runs*
- Shikhar Dhawan – 6536 runs
- David Warner – 6189 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 6063 runs
- Suresh Raina – 5528 runs
It was a homecoming for Kohli, who hails from Delhi and has played a lot of cricket at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The fans greeted him with thunderous applause when he came out to warm up ahead of the clash. When he walked into the middle to open the innings with skipper Faf du Plessis, the atmosphere was absolutely electric.
The batting maverick has been incredible this IPL and has already scored five half-centuries. He also led the franchise in scoring on three occasions and helped them register two wins under his leadership while Faf du Plessis was recovering from a rib injury.
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RCB entered the Delhi Capitals game with a win over Lucknow Super Giants, which grabbed headlines for Kohli’s on-field transformation with Naveen-ul-Haq and Gautam Gambhir. They were sitting fifth on the points table before the match with five wins from nine matches. RCB started this season with a thumping win over the Capitals in their home timings.
Earlier, Kohli met his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma ahead of the Delhi Capitals clash. Kohli arrived for a training session ahead of the match and was greeted with loud cheers from the crowd as the fans were rooting for the local boy.
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