After Phil Salat was dismissed in the first over, Virat Kohli shared a 91 -run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal and later added 48 runs with captain Rajat Patidar. Virat Kohli scored 67 runs off 42 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also completed 13000 runs in his T20 career. He has become the first player to do so.
Virat Kohli has now scored 13050 runs. He needed 17 runs to complete 13,000 runs before the match. This is Kohli’s 403rd T20 match. Virat has played T20 matches for Delhi, Indian cricket team and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has retired from the international T20 format after the 2024 World Cup.
Virat Kohli’s record will not break for years.
Virat Kohli is the first Indian player to score 13000 runs in T20. Rohit Sharma, who is in second place, is still far behind, but he has also retired from international cricket in this format. Rohit Sharma’s name is currently 11851 runs, he has not even completed 12 thousand runs yet.
Shikhar Dhawan is at number three in this list and he has also retired from IPL. Apart from him, no other Indian batsman has been able to complete 10,000 runs. This clearly means that Virat Kohli will retain this record for many years to come.
Virat Kohli is the 5th batsman in the world to complete 13,000 runs in T20. Chris Gayle tops the list with 14562 runs. He is the only batsman to score 14,000 runs. Alex Hales (13610) is second, Shoaib Malik (13557) third and Kieron Pollard (13537) fourth.
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