Kohli overtakes Raina to become leading IPL run-scorer

RCB skipper Virat Kohli was on fire against Kolkata Knight Riders from the word go. He opened the batting alongside Parthiv Patel and provided the kind of enthusiastic start that the team was missing in the last four matches.

Kohli and Parthiv pitched in a 64-run stand for the first wicket before Parthiv was out for 25. Then it was all Kohli’s show. He went on to create a big record in IPL history as he surpassed CSK’s Suresh Raian to become the leading run scorer in the captivating league.

The run-machine needed 61 runs to get to the feat when he came out to play against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Virat Kohli clinched the feat during his 84-run knock. He now leads the batting charts race with 5,110 runs in 160 innings at a superb average of 38.24.





Furthermore, Virat Kohli also became the second batsman from India to unlock 8,000 runs in T20 cricket after Suresh Raina. Also, he is the seventh batsman to accomplish the feat in T20 cricket.

Virat Kohli also stitched a 108-run partnership with AB de Villiers for the second wicket that enabled the home team to post a colossal total of 205/3 in their quota of overs.

Not to forget that Kohli also became the first player to score 4,000 IPL runs during his team’s most successful season. His staggering record of 973 runs in 2016 still remains the most runs scored by any player in an IPL season.

Kohli has been skippering the team for the past six seasons but unfortunately, they haven’t been able to win a title.