Virat Kohli created history by becoming the first player to reach 9,000 runs in IPL history. Kohli achieved this milestone during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Delhi Capitals on Monday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The achievement places Virat Kohli far ahead of all other batters in IPL history, with no other player having reached even 8,000 runs so far. He reached the 9,000-run mark in 275 matches and 267 innings.
The landmark innings came in a match that also saw RCB register a comprehensive nine-wicket win over DC, chasing down a low target of 76 after a dominant bowling performance.
Kohli now has 9,012 runs in the IPL from 267 innings, including 42 not-outs. He maintains an average of 40.05 and a strike rate of 133.81, having faced 6,735 deliveries. His highest score stands at 113. He has scored eight centuries and 66 half-centuries in the tournament so far, along with 808 fours and 305 sixes.
Kohli’s IPL journey is also unique, as he remains the only player to have represented a single franchise since the league’s inception in 2008, continuing his long association with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Over the years, Kohli has built an unmatched record in the Indian Premier League across multiple batting categories, backed by sustained statistical dominance. He holds the record for the most centuries in IPL history with eight hundreds, a tally that includes his standout 2016 season, when he scored four centuries alone. In addition, Kohli has registered 66 half-centuries, the highest number of fifties in the tournament.
Kohli also leads the charts with 808 fours, the most by any player in the league. Alongside this, he has struck 305 sixes, placing him among the top three leading six-hitters in IPL history.
The accomplishment adds another major landmark to Kohli’s career, coming at a venue closely associated with his early cricketing journey in Delhi.
