Lucknow: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli has made a big record in his name. Actually, Virat has completed his 8000 runs in the history of the tournament and has become the first batsman in IPL to do so. Kohli achieved this milestone at a time when he scored 29 runs in the match played against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Actually, the eliminator match of IPL 2024 was played between Rajasthan and Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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By scoring 29 runs in the match played against RR, he has completed his 8000 runs in IPL. The right-handed batsman is in great form this season and has scored more than 700 runs. He is in the first place in terms of scoring the most runs this year and he also holds the Orange Cap. In this episode, Kohli has made this huge record in his name. Kohli played an innings of 33 runs with the help of 3 fours and a six in 24 balls against the team captained by Sanju Samson.
The 35-year-old has played a total of 252 matches in his IPL career so far and during this time he has scored a total of 8004 runs with an average of 38.67 and a strike rate of 131.97. During this, 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries have come from his bat. Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan is in second place in terms of scoring the most runs in IPL, who has scored 6769 runs in 222 matches. Apart from him, star batsman Rohit Sharma is at number three, who has scored 6628 runs in 257 matches.
Virat Kohli's performance in IPL 2024
Virat is in great form in the current season of IPL and has scored the most runs. Kohli has played a total of 15 matches so far this season, in which he has scored 741 runs with an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.70. During this, one century and 5 half-centuries have come from his bat.
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