IPL 2024: If any batsman was talked about the most in this season of IPL, it was Virat Kohli. He made this season memorable with 7 records.
IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders may have won the title in IPL 2024, but Virat Kohli, who scored runs throughout the season, won the hearts of the fans. Even though King Kohli’s team RCB could not make it to the final, this legend showed his flair with the bat and scored the most runs in the season. He got the Orange Cap. This season has been very special for Kohli as he completed his 8 thousand runs in this league. Not only this, there are 7 such records which have made this season of Virat Kohli special and memorable.
1. First batsman to score 9000 T20 runs in India
Virat Kohli became the first batsman to complete 3000 runs on any single ground in IPL. He completed three thousand runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kohli now has 3040 runs on this ground.
2. Completed 9 thousand runs on Indian soil
Virat Kohli has become the cricketer to score 9000 runs on Indian soil. He has scored 9014 runs in 268 T20 matches, after Kohli, the second name in this list is Rohit Sharma, who has scored 8008 runs so far.
3. Won the Orange Cap
Virat Kohli is the Orange Cap winner of this season. He scored 741 runs in 15 matches for RCB at an average of 61 and captured the Orange Cap. The special thing is that this season Kohli also scored 5 fifties and 1 century.
4. First Indian to win Orange Cap twice
Virat Kohli has become the only Indian batsman to win the Orange Cap in two different seasons of IPL history. No Indian had achieved this feat before him. Kohli had scored 973 runs in the year 2016 before this season. That season RCB lost to SRH in the final.
5. First batsman to complete 8 thousand runs
Virat Kohli completed 8 thousand runs in his IPL career this season. He became the first batsman to reach this figure. Now he has 8004 runs in this league. Kohli has scored 8 centuries and 55 fifties.
6. The first player in the world to play 250 matches for a team
Virat completed 250 matches for RCB in IPL 2024. He has become the player who has played the most matches for a single team in T20 history.
7. Played the second biggest innings
Virat holds the record for playing the second-highest innings in IPL 2024, scoring 113 not out. Only Lucknow Super Giants’ Marcus Stoinis is ahead of him, who played an unbeaten innings of 124 against CSK this season.