Virat Kohli is not called ‘King of Records’ for nothing. Now in the Indian Premier League, he has made another such record, which seems almost impossible to break. Virat has completed his 500 runs in IPL 2026 and he achieved this milestone in the match against Punjab Kings. Virat is the first batsman in the world who has scored 500 or more runs in 9 different seasons.

So far, Virat Kohli has scored 542 runs in 13 innings played in IPL 2026. During this period, one century and 4 fifties have come from his bat. The thing to note is that Virat’s individual strike rate in the 2026 season has been the best in his entire IPL career. So far in IPL 2026, he has batted at a strike rate of 164.74.

Highest score of 500+ runs in IPL season

Virat Kohli holds the record of scoring more than 500 runs in most seasons of the Indian Premier League. Till now he has scored more than 500 runs in 9 different seasons. David Warner and KL Rahul are at second place in this list, both of them have scored more than 500 runs in a season seven times each.

• 9 times – Virat Kohli
• 7 times – David Warner
• 7 times – KL Rahul
• 5 times – Shikhar Dhawan

In which season did you score 500+ runs?

Virat Kohli has scored more than 500 runs in 9 different seasons in his IPL career. He touched the 500-run mark for the first time in 2011, when he scored 557 runs in 16 matches. The record of scoring most runs in a season is also in his name. He had scored a total of 973 runs in the 2016 season.

• 557 runs – IPL 2011
• 634 runs – IPL 2013
• 505 runs – IPL 2015
• 973 runs – IPL 2016
• 530 runs – IPL 2018
• 639 runs – IPL 2023
• 741 runs – IPL 2024
• 657 runs – IPL 2025
• 542+ runs – IPL 2026

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