IPL: Most sixes by Virat Kohli in a season
Royal Challengers Bengaluru were knocked out of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season after Rajasthan Royals defeated them in the Eliminator. The Royal Challengers couldn't defend 172 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Virat Kohli, also the current Orange Cap holder, finished as their highest run-scorer. He smacked 38 sixes, the joint-most by him in an IPL season. Here are the stats.
IPL 2024: 38 sixes
As mentioned, Kohli finished the 2024 IPL season with 38 maximums. His tally of sixes presently the second-most this season, after that of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma (41). Kohli also smashed 62 fours, having maintained a strike-rate of 154.70. Overall, the RCB batter slammed 741 runs from 15 games at an incredible average of 61.75 in IPL 2024.
IPL 2016: 38 sixes
Kohli first touched the 30-six mark in what turned out to be a record-breaking 2016 season for him. He slammed 38 maximums and 83 fours that season. Kohli hammered a ground-breaking 973 runs in IPL 2016, the most by a batter in a season. He averaged an astronomical 81.08 (four tons and seven fifties). Kohli led RCB to the final that year.
IPL 2015: 23 sixes
Kohli racked up in excess of 500 runs in IPL 2025, where they lost the Qualifier 2 to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The RCB batter was the star of their campaign, having slammed 505 runs from 16 matches at 45.90. Kohli smashed 23 sixes and 35 fours while recording a strike-rate of 130.82. His tally included three half-centuries.
IPL 2013: 22 sixes
2013 was the only other IPL season where Kohli slammed more than 20 sixes. He hammered a total of 22 maximums while leading RCB as a full-time skipper for the first time. Kohli led RCB from the front as he smashed 634 runs from 16 games at 45.28. The tally included six fifties. This was the first season where he crossed 600 runs.
