Virat Kohli: The wait for IPL 2026 is now coming to an end. Cricket fans will witness the excitement of the 19th season of IPL from March 28. In the very first match of the season, defending champions RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other, promising an exciting contest.
All eyes will be on star batsman Virat Kohli in this match. Kohli’s role was crucial in making RCB champions last season, and this time he is ready to display his batting magic once again. Additionally, Virat will also have an opportunity to achieve a big milestone during this period.
Virat Kohli’s entry into the Gayle and Rohit club confirmed
Virat Kohli is among the top-5 batsmen with the most sixes in IPL history and currently holds the third position. If Kohli hits 9 more sixes this season, he will become the second Indian and overall third batsman to hit 300 sixes in IPL history. Currently, Kohli has hit a total of 291 sixes in 259 innings across 267 IPL matches.
In the history of IPL, only two batsmen have crossed the 300-six mark so far. These include T20 legend Chris Gayle and former Indian team captain Rohit Sharma. Gayle has hit over 350 sixes in the IPL, while Rohit is part of this club with 302 sixes. Overall, only 5 batsmen have managed to hit more than 250 sixes in the IPL so far, including 3 Indian and 2 foreign players.
Batsmen with most sixes in IPL history:
- Chris Gayle – 357 sixes
- Rohit Sharma – 302 sixes
- Virat Kohli – 291 sixes
- MS Dhoni – 264 sixes
- AB de Villiers – 251 sixes
It is worth noting that Virat Kohli is also the batsman with the most runs in IPL history. He has scored a total of 8661 runs at an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 132.85, including 8 centuries and 63 half-centuries. Additionally, Kohli is also the batsman with the most fours in IPL, having hit 771 fours.
Batsmen with most runs in IPL history:
- Virat Kohli – 8661 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 7046 runs
- Shikhar Dhawan – 6769 runs
- David Warner – 6565 runs
- Suresh Raina – 5528 runs
- MS Dhoni – 5439 runs
