By Admin 
The 19th season of the Indian Premier League is starting from today. Virat Kohli can achieve a big feat in the very first match. He can leave behind former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik in terms of scoring the most T20 runs. Today the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad is at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. This time there will be no opening ceremony before the start of the edition.
Currently, Chris Gayle, who has played with Virat Kohli in IPL, is at number one in terms of scoring most runs in T20. Gayle has played in most of the leagues around the world, scoring 14562 runs in 455 innings of 463 matches. In this, the inning of 175 runs played for RCB was the highest innings. Gayle has scored 22 centuries and 88 half-centuries in T20.
West Indies batsman is also at number two in the list. Kieron Pollard, who ranked second, scored 14482 runs in 735 matches, he has played for Mumbai Indians in IPL and is currently the batting coach of the same team. Virat Kohli is at number 7 in the list, who is the Indian who has scored the most T20 runs. He can move up one place to sixth position in the RCB vs SRH match today, he has to score only 29 runs.
Kohli will leave Shoaib Malik behind
Apart from International, Virat Kohli played for Delhi in Domestic and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, he has been playing for RCB since the first edition. Kohli, who has retired from international cricket, has scored 13543 runs in 397 innings played in 414 T20 matches, in which 122 not out is the highest innings. Kohli has scored 9 centuries in T20, while he has scored half-centuries 105 times.
Kohli is at number 7 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20. At number six is former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who scored 13571 runs in 515 innings. Virat Kohli will leave Shoaib behind by scoring 29 runs and will come at sixth position. Kohli can do this feat today itself.