Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli has created history in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The opening batsman became the first player in league history to score 400 runs in 10 different seasons in the cash-rich league.
Virat Kohli achieved the feat in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match between the two teams took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad where the batsman scored 400 runs in the ongoing 17th edition of the league.
Virat Kohli delivered another decent knock in IPL 2024 by scoring another half-century in the league and helping his team post a high tally. Although it wasn’t as smooth an innings as he would have liked, he played his role well and helped the team get to the top.
Virat Kohli scored 51 runs in 43 balls and had a strike rate of just 118. He hit 4 fours and 1 six in the innings. His innings helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru put a mammoth total of 206 runs on the board and eventually won the game by 35 runs.
With his half-century, Virat Kohli became the first batter in the ongoing IPL 2024 to score more than 400 runs with the bat. He also surpassed former Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina and Delhi Capitals batsman David Warner to score 400 runs in a season, the most in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
While Suresh Raina and David Warner have achieved this feat nine times in their careers, this was the 10th time that Virat Kohli crossed the 400-run mark in the IPL season. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsman has achieved this feat in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
In the ongoing IPL 2024, Virat Kohli scored 430 runs in 9 innings at an average of over 61. The batter has also hit three half-centuries and a century in the season. Given the way he bats, it’s fair to say he’s all set for another 600-run season in the league.
In the first half of the tournament, only Virat scored runs – Faf du Plessis after RCB’s win over SRH
RCB captain Faf du Plessis was delighted with the way his team played against SRH and registered their second win of IPL 2024. He pointed out that apart from Virat Kohli, who did everything on his own in the first half, other players are also scoring runs now. During the post-match presentation he stated:
“The competition is so strong, the teams are so strong, that if you are not at 100 percent you get injured. There are more guys scoring runs now. In the first half of the tournament, only Virat scored runs. Greeny will score runs now. “We know it was a big disappointment for us. We tried to find a recipe for it.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will next be seen in action when they take on Gujarat Titans in their next match on Sunday (April 28) at the Narendra Modi International Stadium in Hyderabad.