Virat Kohli Becomes Second Fastest Batter to Complete 13,000 Runs in T20 Cricket, Surpasses Chris Gayle to Achieve Feat During MI vs RCB IPL 2025 Match
Kohli reached the landmark with his second half-century this IPL season to become only the fifth batter overall to have scored 13,000 runs in the shortest format of the game.
Mumbai, Apr 7: Virat Kohli on Monday became the first Indian to complete 13,000 runs in T20 cricket during the Indian Premier League contest between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians here. Kohli reached the landmark with his second half-century this IPL season to become only the fifth batter overall to have scored 13,000 runs in the shortest format of the game. He is also the second fastest to achieve the feat. Virat Kohli (386 inns) is second only to Chris Gayle (381 inns). Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah Get Engaged in Fun Banter As Star Batter Gently Pushes the Latter During MI vs RCB IPL 2025 Match (Watch Video).
Virat Kohli Becomes Second Fastest Batter to Complete 13,000 Runs
The right-handed modern day great achieved the feat in a little over 400 matches in his career. Kohli had retired from T20 Internationals in the middle of last year after helping India win their second T20 World Cup in the Americas, having played 125 matches to score 4,188 runs with one century and 38 fifties at an average of 48.69 and strike rate of 137.04.
He is the third-highest run scorer in T20Is after Rohit Sharma (4,231 runs) and Pakistan's Babar Azam (4,223). Rohit is the second in the list among highest run-scorers in overall T20 cricket with 11,851 runs in 451 matches. Overall, Kohli had scored 12,983 runs before the IPL clash on Monday with nine centuries and 98 fifties at an average of 38.93 and strike rate of over 132.
The IPL season-opening contest between RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders on March 23 was Kohli's 400th game in the shortest format. IPL 2025: Virat Kohli Imitates John Cena's Iconic 'You Can't See Me' Gesture While Showing Off 2024 T20 World Cup Ring, RCB Star Shows Off Dance Moves (Watch Video).
Chris Gayle leads the list of highest run-scorers in T20 cricket with 14,562 in 463 matches, followed by Alex Hales at the second spot with 13,610 runs, Shoaib Malik at third with 13,557 runs in 555 matches and Kieron Pollard at the fourth position with 13,537 runs in 695 matches.
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