Virat Kohli has done something in IPL which no one could do before. History has been created in the first qualifier match against Gujarat Titans. After scoring 43 runs, Virat became the first batsman to score 600+ runs in four consecutive seasons. Earlier, Virat had also scored more than 600 runs in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Virat has now scored 600 runs after playing 15 matches in the IPL 2026 season. In Qualifier 1 against Gujarat, he played an inning of 43 runs in 25 balls. In the 2026 season, Virat Kohli has scored one century and 4 fifties.

600+ runs in 4 consecutive seasons

Virat Kohli is the first batsman in the history of IPL to have scored 600+ runs in four consecutive seasons. Chris Gayle and KL Rahul had scored 600 or more runs for three consecutive seasons, but Virat has now gone ahead of them.

• 639 runs – IPL 2023
• 741 runs – IPL 2024
• 657 runs – IPL 2025
• 600 runs – IPL 2026

Virat Kohli’s record in the playoffs has not been very good. Till now he has played 18 playoff matches, in which Virat has been able to score 439 runs. In the history of playoffs, only two half-century innings have come from Virat’s bat. He also failed to do the same against Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier of IPL 2026.

It is also an amazing fact that Virat has scored more runs in IPL than he has scored in his entire Test career. Virat has scored 9261 runs in his historic IPL career of 282 matches, whereas in his Test career he had scored 9230 runs.

Average 50+ every time

These figures of Virat Kohli are also heart-warming because in the last four seasons he has scored runs at an average of more than 50. In 2023, his average was 53.25, while in 2024 he scored runs at an excellent average of 61.75. Last season 54.75 and now in IPL 2026, he has scored runs at an average of more than 50.

Virat Kohli is the real king of records, he has proved this once again. He has scored his 211th fifty in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But Virat Kohli was out after scoring only 15 runs in the match against Hyderabad. Then how did he make this record of fifty?

Actually, Virat Kohli has made the record of highest partnership of more than 50 runs in Men’s T20 cricket. In T20 cricket, Virat has so far made half-century partnerships with his partner 211 times, which is the highest in the world. In the match against SRH, Virat made a partnership of 60 runs with Venkatesh Iyer.

Highest partnership of 50+ runs in T20 cricket

Virat is at the forefront in terms of making the highest partnership of 50+ runs in T20 cricket. Kohli has been a part of half-century partnerships 211 times so far. At the second place is Alex Hales, who made half-century partnerships with his partner 210 times. David Warner is third with 200 partnerships and Babar Azam is also included in this list with 196 partnerships.

• 211 – Virat Kohli
• 210 – Alex Helms
• 200 – David Warner
• 196 – Babar Azam
• 191 – Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli also holds the record for scoring the highest individual score of 50+ in IPL. He has scored fifty or more runs in 76 innings in his IPL career so far. Kohli has scored 9203 runs in his historic career.

Virat Kohli is also in the race to win the Orange Cap of IPL 2026. However, he is still 81 runs behind Orange Cap leader Sai Sudarshan. Till now he has scored 557 runs in IPL 2026.

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Virat Kohli is very close to becoming the first batsman to score 9,000 runs in IPL. Before that he has created another special record. Virat has become the first player to hit 800 fours in the Indian Premier League. He achieved this feat in the match against Gujarat Titans. Kohli has completed 800 fours in the 266th inning of his career.

Would you not like to know who is closest to Virat Kohli in terms of hitting the most fours in IPL? See here the complete list of batsmen who scored the most fours.

Virat completes 800 fours, who is in the top-5?

Virat Kohli is the first batsman to hit 800 fours in IPL. After Virat in this list, the name of Shikhar Dhawan comes, who had hit 768 fours in his historic IPL career. At third place is David Warner, who has 663 fours in his name. Both Dhawan and Warner are not playing in IPL 2026.

Rohit Sharma’s name is also in this list, who has so far hit 653 fours in his career of 271 matches. The top-5 list is completed with Ajinkya Rahane, who is at fifth position in this list after hitting 522 fours. Suresh Raina (506 fours) is also among the batsmen who have hit more than 500 fours in IPL.

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Most fours in IPL

• 800+ fours – Virat Kohli
• 768 fours – Shikhar Dhawan
• 663 fours – David Warner
• 653 fours – Rohit Sharma
• 522 fours – Ajinkya Rahane

Even in IPL 2026, the record of hitting most fours till now is in the name of Virat Kohli. Kohli has hit 33 fours so far in the current season. After him, the name of CSK’s Sanju Samson is in this list, who has so far hit 31 fours in IPL 2026.

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Like every time, Virat Kohli has continued to set a series of records in IPL 2026 also. Now he has created history against Mumbai Indians. He has become the first cricketer in history to touch the figure of one thousand runs against MI. He has completed one thousand runs against Mumbai in Champions League T20 and Indian Premier League together.

He achieved this milestone after scoring 20 runs in the match played at Wankhede ground on Sunday. He left KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan behind in this matter. AB de Villiers and David Warner are also not far away in this list. Virat’s record is also historical because he has completed one thousand runs while playing for the same team (RCB). KL Rahul is only 23 runs away from completing one thousand runs against Mumbai.

Most runs against MI in T20

• 1000+ runs – Virat Kohli
• 977 runs – KL Rahul
• 888 runs – Ajinkya Rahane
• 850 runs – Suresh Raina
• 829 runs – MS Dhoni

1000 runs against 4 teams

In the history of the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli has scored more than a thousand runs against four different teams. He has scored 1174 runs against Chennai Super Kings and 1159 runs against Punjab Kings. Apart from this, he has also scored more than one thousand runs against Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals.

Before Sunday’s match against Mumbai Indians, Virat had scored 922 runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL. To complete one thousand runs against Mumbai in IPL, he needed 78 runs in Sunday’s match. Let us also tell that Virat is the only batsman in the history of IPL to score 8 thousand or more runs.

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Most Sixes in IPL History: Today, two former champion teams are going to face each other in IPL 2026. 2008 champion Rajasthan Royals will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this blockbuster match, all eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Virat Kohli and currently Orange Cap holder Yashasvi Jaiswal. But Virat can garner the most discussion, because today ‘King Kohli’ can become only the third batsman to score a triple century of sixes in the Indian Premier League.

Virat Kohli will score a triple century

Actually this matter is related to hitting the maximum number of sixes in IPL. Virat Kohli has hit a total of 297 sixes in his IPL career so far. Today, as soon as he hits 3 sixes in the match against Rajasthan Royals, he will hit a triple century of sixes in the IPL. Before him, only Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle have been able to do this.

• 357 Six – Chris Gayle
• 309 Six – Rohit Sharma
• 297 Six – Virat Kohli
• 264 Six – MS Dhoni

Chris Gayle had hit 357 sixes after playing only 142 matches in IPL. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have played almost twice as many matches as him, yet Gayle remains on top. Talking about Virat, he has hit 297 sixes in his IPL career of 269 matches. Along with this, he has also hit 778 fours, which is the highest in history.

Virat’s record against Rajasthan

Virat Kohli’s record against Rajasthan Royals has been very good. He has scored 896 runs in 32 IPL innings against this former champion team. Playing a century innings today, he can also touch the figure of 1000 runs against RR. Virat’s average against Rajasthan is 34.46. Let us tell you that in the last 4 innings against Rajasthan in IPL, Virat has scored 278 runs at an incredible average of 139.

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Before the start of IPL 2026, most of the teams are playing practice matches. On March 22, Royal Challengers Bangalore also had a practice match, in which Virat Kohli played a stormy inning of 29 runs in 12 balls. RCB players were divided into two teams, which were captained by Krunal Pandya and Venkatesh Iyer. Let us tell you that RCB will play its first match in the tournament with Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28 March.

RCB shared a video on social media, in which highlights of the practice match were shown. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya bowled strongly, while Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli showed strength with the bat.

What happened in RCB’s practice match?

In this practice match of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jitesh Sharma impressed the most, who played an explosive inning of 81 runs in 37 balls. This time also Jitesh can be seen in the role of finisher. Tim David has shown signs of being in good touch by scoring 36 runs in 14 balls and Venkatesh Iyer has scored 30 runs in 16 balls. At present, it also remains a big question as to how Venkatesh will be fitted in the playing eleven of Bengaluru.

Virat Kohli created a ruckus

Virat Kohli also became the center of discussion, who scored 29 runs in 12 balls in a flamboyant manner at a strike rate of 241.67. Virat not only scored fast runs but also hit 3 sixes. Last season he scored 657 runs at an average of 54.75.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won this trophy for the first time by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final of IPL 2025. In the history so far, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the only two teams who have successfully defended their trophy after becoming champions. By winning the title of IPL 2026, RCB can also create history by joining this special list.

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Virat Kohli India vs South Africa: Who would have thought that the Indian team, being the host, would be in a very bad situation. Team India, which is topping the group stage, has faced a tough challenge from South Africa. In the Super-8 match played in Ahmedabad, the South African team batted first and scored 187 runs.

South Africa set a target of 188 runs for Team India. Such a big score has never been chased at Narendra Modi Stadium in international T20 cricket. Well, when Team India came to try its luck, the batsmen started singing the song of coming and going. Within the powerplay itself, the Indian team had lost 3 wickets after scoring 31 runs.

Fans remembered Virat Kohli

Seeing such a bad condition of the Indian team, the fans started remembering Virat Kohli. It was Virat Kohli who played an inning of 76 runs in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup when the team had lost three wickets by reaching only 34 runs. Even the fans have linked Virat Kohli with Abhishek Sharma that he will win the match in difficult situations like Virat. But Abhishek was out after scoring only 15 runs in this match.

A fan wrote on social media that Virat Kohli remained the savior of Team India for a long time, who used to take matches out of difficult situations. While one person laughed and said that Abhishek Sharma is not even 10 percent of Virat Kohli, hence they should not be compared at all.

Another fan wrote that people are comparing Abhishek Sharma with Virat Kohli. This person said that this boy (Abhishek Sharma) is not able to hit the ball properly. There was a Virat who used to win matches single-handedly.

People compared Abhishek Sharma to Virat Kohli boy this boy isn’t even hitting properly, just mindless batting and no situational and game awareness. Virat used to rescue, and chase such targets single handedly.

— Ani (@annakacarrom) February 22, 2026

Comparing #AbhishekSharma with virat kohli is actually hilarious

He is not even 10% close to Virat Kohli

— Humble heart x (@Narenoffl__) February 22, 2026

#INDvsSA
Is anyone missing virat kohli in this situation @imVkohli especially in run chase.#T20WorldCup2026 #T20WorldCup @BCCI @RCBTweets

— Prasant Palai (@palai_prasant) February 22, 2026

Tbh, I feel very happy to see India in this kind of position.
the fact that Virat Kohli had been a savior for the country from the past many years in the T20 World Cup especially the Batters have never performed never it was Virat Kohli single-handedly who should take the team…

— Ankit Poddar (@itsankitpoddar) February 22, 2026

Virat Kohli has looked in a different form since last year’s Champions Trophy. Now he is scoring runs at a fast pace by hitting big shots in the beginning itself, which has proved effective for him. After two consecutive ducks in the opening matches in Australia, it seems as if Virat Kohli has returned to his 2016 form. He scored 2 centuries against South Africa and 2 against New Zealand. Now it seems that despite playing in only one format, Kohli can break Sachin’s record of most centuries. Meanwhile, veteran Sunil Gavaskar has made a big prediction about Kohli.

Virat Kohli has retired from T20 and Test, he is now playing only in ODI format for India. It was being said that BCCI has not yet confirmed the place of Kohli and Rohit for next year’s ODI World Cup, although looking at the form Kohli is in, it is clear that he will play. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar predicted how long Kohli can play.

What did Sunil Gavaskar say?

Veteran Sunil Gavaskar believes that Virat Kohli can stake a claim to play not only in the 2027 ODI World Cup but also in the 2031 World Cup and beyond. He also praised Kohli’s fitness after the third ODI.

According to InsideSport, Sunil Gavaskar said on GeoHotstar, “As long as Virat Kohli was at the crease, New Zealand would be nervous the whole time. He was the only one who could turn the match. For a long time, it seemed that he would do so. Kohli’s innings was brilliant. He came in very early and had five different partners out on the way. His partnership with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana later on was also important.”

Sunil Gavaskar said that even at the age of 37, Kohli’s fitness is excellent. He runs well between the wickets, so Gavaskar hoped that Kohli will take advantage of the cricket left in him and can play till 2032 or 2033.

According to the report, Gavaskar said, “Some of Kohli’s shots were very brilliant and clear. The way he fields and runs between the wickets is also amazing. Despite his age and experience, he will probably be the fittest player in that team. That is professionalism. Constantly trying to win the match, bringing the team back in the contest when it is too far behind, and running as fast for his runs and for his teammates. The way he is playing now. There’s a lot to like about it.”

For the first time, New Zealand has defeated Team India in an ODI series in India. India had to face defeat by 41 runs in the third ODI match played in Indore. In view of the 2027 ODI World Cup, Team India’s defeat in the home ODI series is disappointing and a matter of great concern. But this series was brilliant for Virat Kohli, in which he scored 240 runs at an excellent average of 80. See here those 7 records which Virat made in this series.

7 big records in the name of Virat Kohli

Fastest 28,000 runs- In international cricket, Virat Kohli is the fastest to complete 28,000 runs in 624 innings. Sachin Tendulkar had scored so many runs in 644 innings and Kumar Sangakkara had scored so many runs in 666 innings.

Most runs in international cricket- Virat Kohli has now come to second place in terms of scoring most runs in international cricket. So far he has scored 28215 runs in 626 innings. During the ODI series against New Zealand, he left behind Kumar Sangakkara (28,016). Only Sachin Tendulkar (34,357) is ahead of him.

Most ODI centuries against New Zealand- In ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has scored 7 centuries against New Zealand, which is the highest in the world. He broke the record of 6 centuries of Ricky Ponting and Virender Sehwag.

ODI century on 35 grounds- In ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has scored a century on 35 different grounds. In this matter, he has broken the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored a century on 34 different grounds.

Most ODI runs at number 3- Batting at number three, Virat Kohli has broken the record of scoring the most runs in ODIs. So far he has scored 12,676 runs in 299 innings at number-3. Ricky Ponting had scored 12,662 runs while playing at number-3.

Most centuries against NZ in all formats- Virat Kohli has become the batsman who has scored the most centuries against New Zealand not only in ODI but also in all formats combined. He has scored 10 centuries against New Zealand in all three formats.

Most consecutive 50+ scores- Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring 50+ scores most times in five or more consecutive innings. Virat played an inning of 93 runs in the first ODI, this was the fifth time in total.

Virat Kohli has missed out on creating history. In the second ODI match being played in Rajkot, Virat was out after scoring 23 runs. In fact, ‘King Kohli’ had till now scored 50 or more scores in five consecutive ODI innings. If he had scored another fifty against New Zealand, he would have become the Indian batsman to score at least 50 runs in most consecutive ODI innings. He was clean bowled by Christian Clarke.

Virat Kohli missed out on creating history

For India, till now Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma are the batsmen who have scored more than 50 in 5 consecutive ODI innings. This sequence of Virat Kohli scoring more than fifty consecutive runs started in the third ODI match played against Australia in Sydney.

Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 74 runs in the Sydney ODI match against Australia. After that he scored centuries in both the first ODI matches against South Africa. He also scored an unbeaten 65 runs in the third ODI match against South Africa. Virat continued this brilliant streak by scoring 93 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. But in the second ODI match against the Kiwis, he was out after scoring 23 runs.

Virat’s last 6 ODI innings: 74*, 135, 102, 65*, 93, 23

Status of India-New Zealand third ODI match

India vs New Zealand second ODI match is being played in Rajkot. New Zealand won the toss and invited the Indian team to bat first. Rohit Sharma flopped for the second consecutive innings and could score only 24 runs. Captain Shubman Gill scored a half-century for the second consecutive match. It is a strange coincidence that Gill has been out after scoring 56 runs in two consecutive matches. ODI team vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was also out after scoring 8 runs. By the time Virat Kohli’s wicket fell, the Indian team had scored 118 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 23.3 overs.

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