When Virat Kohli said that one day all this will end, he meant that the day will come in the future when he will retire from all formats of cricket. That’s why he wants to enjoy as much time as he can on the field. Kohli scored unbeaten 105 runs against KKR in the match played on Wednesday, for which he received the Player of the Match award. RCB won this match by 6 wickets.

Before this century, Virat Kohli was out on zero twice consecutively, this happened to him only for the second time in T20 history. He said, “The fact that I was not able to score runs was eating me from within, because there was no flaw in my game. This thing troubles you. Whether a century is scored or not, finishing the match is most important.”

pressure makes you better

When Virat Kohli was asked whether he was feeling pressure? So he said, “People say that pressure is a blessing, so there is a reason behind it. Pressure keeps you humble and helps in improving your game. When some matches do not go your way, there is definitely nervousness and that is what helps you. Of course, it is hard work but it raises the level of your game.”

Kohli has become the Indian to score most centuries in T20, apart from this he also made many records. When asked on the record, he said, “Despite all this, I just love batting. That is my deepest passion. It is a huge honor for me to compete at this level and even today against the best players in the world.”

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one day this will end

He further said, “I would have given my all on the field because one day it will all end.” Here he meant that I would have retired from all formats. Now Kohli has retired from T20 International and Test.

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Virat Kohli said, “I want to make the most of this opportunity and look forward to the pressure situations. When I feel nervous, I challenge myself to just go ahead and do my best. As a human being, you learn a lot from sports.”

Virat Kohli has created history at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After scoring 11 runs against Delhi Capitals, King Kohli has completed 9 thousand runs in IPL. He has become the first batsman to score 9000 runs in IPL. The audience stood up and applauded this historic achievement of Virat. The record of scoring most runs in IPL is already in the name of Virat Kohli.

Virat played very comfortably to complete 9000 runs. He touched this magical figure on the last ball of the sixth over. To score 11 runs, King Kohli faced 12 balls and scored the remaining runs with one four. However, as soon as 9 thousand runs were completed, King Kohli broke down and hit two sixes. He gave victory to RCB by hitting a six.

Batsman who scored most runs in IPL

Virat Kohli- 9012 runs
Rohit Sharma- 7183 runs
Shikhar Dhawan- 6769 runs
David Warner- 6565 runs
KL Rahul- 5580 runs

Bengaluru won 81 balls first

Royal Challengers Bangalore won in 81 balls first. This is the second biggest win of IPL in terms of balls remaining. RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match with 81 balls remaining. Delhi Capitals team was bundled out for 75 runs in front of the lethal bowling of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In reply, RCB won the match in 6.3 overs. Virat Kohli also completed 9 thousand runs in IPL. Virat returned unbeaten on 23 runs in 15 balls and Devdutt Padikkal returned unbeaten on 34 runs in 13 balls. Whereas Jacob Bethel scored 20 runs in 11 balls. Earlier, in bowling, Hazlewood took four wickets and Bhuvi took three wickets.

Delhi made the lowest score of power play

Delhi, which batted first, set the record of scoring the lowest total of runs in the par-play. The team could score only 13 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets in the first 6 overs. Earlier, the smallest total in powerplay was 14 runs.

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.

The 19th edition of the world’s biggest cricket league, the Indian Premier League, is starting from today. This league, which started in 2008, has achieved new heights in every new season, new records have been made every season. There are some records made on the field, which have not been broken even after many years and there is every possibility that he will remain at the top in IPL 2026 also. It also has the record of the biggest partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers and scoring 37 runs in a single over. Here we are talking about 10 such all-time IPL records.

Chris Gayle hit 17 sixes in one innings

The magic of West Indies’ explosive batsman Chris Gayle was also seen in the IPL, he is the king of the T20 format and the highest run-scorer. Gayle holds the record for most runs scored in an innings in IPL, in which he hit 17 sixes. Many records were made in this innings played in front of Pune Warriors. He also became the batsman who hit the most sixes in an innings.

Fastest century in IPL

This record is also in the name of ‘Universe Boss’. Chris Gayle scored a century in 30 balls against Pune Warriors on April 23, 2013. This is still the fastest century in IPL history. In the previous edition, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had scored a stormy century, but he too could not break this record. Vaibhav scored a century in 35 balls, after which he became the second fastest century batsman in IPL.

Biggest partnership in IPL

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had made the record of the biggest partnership in IPL. RCB players made a partnership of 229 runs against Gujarat Lions on May 14, 2016. Kohli and Dilliers had scored centuries. In that match, De Villiers scored 129 runs in 52 balls and Kohli scored 109 runs in 55 balls.

Fastest half century in IPL

The record of fastest half-century in IPL is in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal. While playing for Rajasthan Royals, he scored a half-century in 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 11, 2023.

Most runs in an IPL season

This is an unbreakable record in the name of Virat Kohli, which is very difficult to break. Kohli had made this record in the 2016 season, when he had scored 973 runs. In the 2016 edition, Kohli had scored 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries. Gill came close to breaking this record when he scored 890 runs in 2023.

6 wickets in debut match

The best bowling spell in IPL history is in the name of West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, the great thing is that he did this in his debut match itself. In his debut match on April 6, 2019, Joseph took 6 wickets in 3.4 overs and gave only 12 runs.

Record of winning most consecutive matches in IPL

Kolkata Knight Riders had won 10 consecutive matches between 2014 and 2015 editions. Apart from KKR, no other team has been able to win so many matches continuously till date. KKR became champion in 2014.

Record of most catches in one IPL season

AB de Villiers holds the record for most catches (except wicketkeepers) in a season. While playing for RCB, he took a total of 19 catches in 2016.

Bowler taking most hat-tricks in IPL

Amit Mishra is the bowler who has taken the most hat-tricks in IPL. He has taken hat-trick 3 times. Amit Mishra had taken a hat-trick in 2008 itself, after which he took hat-tricks in 2011 and 2013. Yuvraj Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal have taken hat-tricks 2-2 times in IPL.

Most runs in one over

The record of scoring most runs in a single over in IPL is in the name of Ravindra Jadeja and Chris Gayle. While playing for RCB, Gayle scored 37 runs in one over of Kochi Tuskers bowler Parasnath Parameswaran in 2011. While playing for CSK in 2021, Jadeja scored 37 runs in Harshal Patel’s over against RCB.

IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28. In the first match, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other, this match will be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Fans are excited to see legends like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni etc. on the field. This season, Kohli will be aiming for a unique record, which till now only Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma have been able to make.

Virat Kohli is very close to a big record in IPL 2026. He has to hit only 9 sixes, by doing this he will become the third batsman to hit 300 sixes in the league. The record for hitting most sixes in the league is in the name of Chris Gayle, who has hit 357 sixes. Rohit Sharma had made the record of hitting 300 sixes last season.

Kohli will be the first batsman to do so

Chris Gayle has played for 4 teams (KKR/KXIP/PBKS/RCB) in IPL. Rohit Sharma has also played for 2 teams (DCH and MI). He also hit 22 sixes for Deccan Chargers. But Virat Kohli can become the first batsman who will complete 300 sixes while playing for the same team. Kohli has been playing for RCB since the first edition.

Kohli has played 267 matches in IPL so far, in which he has scored 8661 runs in 259 innings played. This includes 8 century innings, his best score is 113*. Kohli has hit 291 sixes and 771 fours.

Batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL (Top-5)

• 357 – Chris Gayle
• 302 – Rohit Sharma
• 291 – Virat Kohli
• 264 – MS Dhoni
• 251 – Chris Gayle

The first match of IPL 2026 will be between RCB and SRH in Bengaluru, but this time there will be no opening ceremony in the league. BCCI has taken this decision keeping in mind the stampede incident that took place during the victory parade last year. In fact, on June 4, RCB had celebrated the victory of its first title in the stadium. The organizers could not manage it due to the large number of fans coming. Eleven people were killed in a stampede outside the stadium.

Virat Kohli’s excellent form continued in the first ODI against New Zealand. Although he missed his century, he received the Player of the Match award for this amazing innings. This was the 45th time that he received this award in this format, although he is not the player who has won this award the most number of times. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka is also at number two. Know who are the top-7 players who won the Player of the Match award.

1. Sachin Tendulkar (62)

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Player of the Match awards in One Day International. He won this award in 62 out of 463 ODI matches played from 1989 to 2012. Sachin has 18426 runs in his name in ODI, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries.

2. Sanath Jayasuriya (48)

Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka is the second player to win the most Player of the Match awards in ODIs. He played 445 ODIs between 1989 and 2011, in which he won this award 48 times.

3. Virat Kohli (45)

When Virat Kohli received the Player of the Match award against New Zealand, it was the 45th time he received it in ODIs. Kohli has been playing in this format since 2008, now he plays only in this format. Kohli has retired from Test and T20.

37-year-old Virat Kohli has scored 14650 runs in 309 ODIs, he is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in this format. He has scored 53 centuries and 77 half-centuries in ODIs.

4. Jacques Kallis (32)

Jacques Kallis of South Africa played 328 ODIs between 1996 and 2014. Kallis won this award 32 times, he is fourth in the list. He is the player who has won the most awards for South Africa in ODIs.

5. Ricky Ponting (32)

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has also won the Player of the Match award in One Day Internationals 32 times. Ponting played 375 ODIs for Australia from 1995 to 2015, scoring 13704 runs with the help of 30 centuries and 82 half-centuries.

6. Shahid Afridi

The former captain of Pakistan is at number six in the list. Afridi played 398 ODIs between 1996 and 2015, out of which he won the Player of the Match award in 32 of them. Afridi scored 8064 runs in ODIs.

7. Viv Richards

Viv Richards is at number seven in the list of players who have won the most Player of the Match awards in ODIs. He played 187 ODIs between 1975 and 1991, in which he won this award 31 times.

Virat Kohli created a new record as soon as he took the field against New Zealand in Vadodara. He has now joined the top-5 list of players who have played the most number of ODI International matches for India. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI is being played at BCA Stadium in Vadodara.

Virat Kohli has played 309 ODI international matches for Team India. He has left behind former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in this matter. Ganguly played 308 ODI matches for India. Kohli can also leave behind Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin in the coming days. Azharuddin has played 334 ODI matches and Dravid has played 340 ODI matches.

Sachin Tendulkar at number one

The player who has played the most ODI international matches for India is Sachin Tendulkar, who played 463 matches. This is also a world record, he is the player who has played the most ODIs in the world. MS Dhoni is second among those who have played the most ODIs for India, under whose captaincy India won the 2011 ODI World Cup. Dhoni has played 347 ODI international matches.

Most ODI matches for India

• Sachin Tendulkar- 463
• MS Dhoni- 347
• Rahul Dravid- 340
• Mohammad Azharuddin- 334
• Virat Kohli- 309*
• Sourav Ganguly- 308

This record is on the target of Virat Kohli

India has got a target of 301 runs to win in the first ODI being played in Vadodara. Batting first, New Zealand scored 300 runs. Even with the bat, Virat Kohli can make many records in this match. If he scores 42 runs, he will leave Kumar Sangakkara behind in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket.

Currently Kumar Sangakkara has 28016 runs. Virat Kohli has scored 27975 runs in 556 matches, he is just 41 runs behind Sangakkara. Sangakkara is the second batsman in the world to score the most runs in international cricket. Sachin is at number one with 34357 runs. If he scores 94 runs, he will become the batsman who has scored the most runs in ODI against New Zealand, currently this record is in the name of Sachin.

Virat Kohli can break a big record of Sachin Tendulkar in the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on 11 January in Vadodara. This day is also special for Kohli because it is also his daughter’s birthday.

Virat Kohli’s bat played well in the last series, his excellent form continued in the Vijay Hazare Trophy also. It is expected that the same form will continue in the 3 ODI series against New Zealand. Kohli had scored 2 centuries in the 3-match series against South Africa, in the other he had played half-centuries. Now if he scores 94 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand, he will break a big record of Sachin Tendulkar.

Most runs against New Zealand

The Indian who has scored the most runs against New Zealand in ODI cricket is currently Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin played 42 ODIs against this team between 1990 and 2009, in which he scored 1750 runs. This includes 5 centuries and 8 half-centuries.

Kohli has so far scored 1657 runs in 33 matches against New Zealand, which includes 6 centuries and 9 half-centuries. To become the Indian who has scored the most ODI runs against New Zealand, Kohli has to score 94 more runs. Looking at the form Kohli is in and his performance against this team, there is a possibility that this record of Sachin will be broken in the very first match.

When and where is the first ODI?

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on Sunday, January 11 at BCA Stadium (Kotambi, Vadodara). The match will start at 1:30 pm. The toss will take place at 1 pm.

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Indian ODI squad

Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

new zealand squad

Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Josh Clarkson, Chris Clark, Michael Bracewell (c), Zachary Foulkes, Devon Conway, Mitchell Hay (wk), Aditya Ashok, Jayden Lennox, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Ray.

The first two matches against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he got out after scoring 17 runs each in Cuttack and New Chandigarh. He would like to play a match-winning innings for the team in the third match today. India vs South Africa 3rd T20 is being played today at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. Abhishek is on the verge of breaking a big record of Virat Kohli.

The year 2025 was very good for Abhishek Sharma, he became the world number-1 batsman in T20 rankings. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs in 38 T20 innings played this year, his strike rate has been above 200. This year he will play 3 more T20 matches, which are against South Africa. He can break a big record of Virat Kohli by scoring 82 runs.

How was it for Abhishek Sharma 2025

Abhishek Sharma has scored 790 runs for the Indian team in the year 2025. In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, Abhishek scored 304 runs at an average of 50.66. His strike rate in SMAT was 249.18.

The first two matches of the ongoing T20 series against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he was out after scoring 17 runs each in the first and second matches. However, Abhishek has 3 matches left including today’s match to break Virat Kohli’s record. Abhishek has come second in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in a calendar year, breaking the record of Suryakumar Yadav. Now his eyes are on Kohli’s record.

Most T20 runs in a calendar year (Indian)

• 1614 runs in 20 innings- Virat Kohli (2016)
• 1533 runs in 38 innings*- Abhishek Sharma (2025)
• 1503 runs in 41 innings- Suryakumar Yadav (2022)

Abhishek Sharma has left Suryakumar Yadav behind. Suryakumar had scored 1503 runs in 41 innings in the year 2022. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs this year. Abhishek Sharma has to score 82 more runs this year. They have 3 matches including the match being played in Dharamshala today. If he is not able to break Virat Kohli’s record even today, he will have 2 more chances.

There is a discussion about Virat Kohli whether he will play in the 2027 ODI World Cup or not. He has already retired from Test and T20, now plays only in ODI format for India. But the form he has shown against South Africa has raised hopes that he can complete 100 centuries in international cricket and also break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Amidst this discussion, veteran Sunil Gavaskar has also given his opinion, according to him, if this happens then Kohli can reach this figure.

Virat Kohli’s tour of Australia was not good, he got ‘duck out’ in 2 consecutive matches. Although he played an unbeaten half-century in the third ODI, he continued this excellent form in all three matches against South Africa. Kohli played a historic inning of 135 runs in Ranchi ODI.

Virat Kohli became the player to score most centuries in any one format, he broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in Tests. By scoring a century in the second ODI played in Raipur, Kohli’s number of ODI centuries has increased to 53.

What did Sunil Gavaskar say on Sachin’s record?

Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 65 runs in the third ODI, and if the target had been bigger then surely Kohli’s 54th ODI century would have been seen. If this happens, it would be Kohli’s 85th international century. Veteran Sunil Gavaskar believes that if Kohli gets enough time, he can break Sachin’s big record. He gave his opinion while talking on GeoCinema.

Sunil Gavaskar said ‘Why not?’ If Virat Kohli plays for 3 more years then he needs 16 more centuries from here. The way he is playing, he has scored 2 centuries in the 3-match series. Going forward, if he scores 2 centuries in the 3-match series against New Zealand, he will reach 86. Therefore his chances of reaching 100 are big, very good.

Most international centuries

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 100
2. Virat Kohli (India)- 84*
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia)- 71
4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)- 63
5. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)- 62

Sunil Gavaskar also praised Virat Kohli’s inning of 65 runs in the third ODI against South Africa. He said that he started hitting with the very second ball, while did not play any careless shot.