IPL 2020: Virat Kohli on verge of becoming 1st Indian to score 9,000 runs in T20 cricket
Kohli, who is the leading run-scorer of the IPL, has a chance to make history against the Royals. Kohli is 82 runs from completing 9,000 runs in T20s.
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli is yet to fire in this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). 3, 1, 14. these are Virat Kohli’s scores in IPL 2020 so far. Kohli is struggling to get runs on the board which is directly impacting his team RCB.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain will want to rectify the numbers when his side faces Rajasthan Royals today. Kohli is the leading run-scorer of the IPL and now just 82 runs away from completing 9,000 runs in T20s.
In 269 innings, Kohli has amassed 8,918 runs in T20s at an average of 40.72 and a strike rate of 134.24. He has registered five hundreds and 64 fifties to his name.
When it comes to the overall list, it’s West Indies and Kings XI Punjab’s Chris Gayle who leads the tally with 13296 runs to his name in the shortest format of the game. Fellow West Indian, Kieron Pollard (10345), Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (9926), former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (922), the Australian duo of David Warner (9391) and Aaron Finch (9140) are ahead of Kohli.
RCB have had a mixed start to the tournament. While they have registered important victories against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, they did suffer a crushing defeat against Kings XI Punjab.
Both Kohli and RCB would look to stamp their authority against RR, who have struggled with their bowling at the death.