Here are lesser-known records of Virat Kohli in T20 cricket
What's the story
Indian veteran Virat Kohli will bat at number three in the impending ICC T20 World Cup, starting June 1. Kohli, the highest run-scorer in the mega ICC tournament, will hope to continue his exploits. He is currently the leading run-scorer in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), having slammed 500 runs. Here are his lesser-known records in the shortest format (overall).
Fifties
Over 100 fifty-plus scores in T20 cricket
Kohli recently became the first Indian to touch the 12,000-run mark in T20 cricket. Notably, he is one of only three men with over 100 fifty-plus scores in the format. His tally includes nine tons. He is only behind Chris Gayle and David Warner, each of whom own 110 such scores. Among Indians, Rohit Sharma follows Kohli with 82 fifty-plus T20 scores.
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Only Indian with a 40+ average
Kohli remains the only Indian with a 40+ average in T20 cricket (among batters with minimum 8,000 runs). Kohli has an average of 41.92 in T20s. Overall, he is only behind Pakistan's Babar Azam, who averages 44.06 in the format.
T20 WC
10+ fifty-plus scores in T20 WC
Kohli has been brilliant for India in T20 World Cups. He is the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 1,141 runs at an incredible 81.50. Kohli is the only player with more than 10 fifty-plus scores in T20 World Cup history. He owns 14 half-centuries in this regard. Gayle and Rohit have nine such scores in the tournament.
IPL
400+ runs in 10 IPL seasons
Kohli remains the only batter with over 7,000 runs in the IPL. He also leads the runs column in the ongoing edition. Recently, he became the first Indian to have scored 500+ runs in seven seasons (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, and 2024). He has slammed 400+ runs in most IPL seasons (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024).
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Most IPL runs by a player at a venue
Kohli has smashed 2,924 IPL runs on his home ground, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He has the most IPL runs by a player at a venue. Notably, Kohli is the only player to have represented only one IPL franchise since the inaugural edition (2008).