Revisiting Virat Kohli's record-breaking IPL 2024 season
What's the story
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stalwart Virat Kohli enjoyed an exceptional run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Although RCB yet again fell short of their maiden IPL trophy, Kohli bagged the Orange Cap for the second time.
He also made history by becoming the first batter to score over 8,000 runs in IPL history.
With the 2025 IPL being around the corner, let's take a look at his memorable campaign last year.
Record achievements
Kohli's remarkable performance and milestones
Kohli scored a whopping 741 runs in 15 matches at 61.75. His strike rate was 154.69. This was his best campaign since IPL 2016 (973 runs).
The former RCB skipper smashed five half-centuries besides a hundred.
The batting superstar also hit 38 sixes, the joint-most by him in an IPL season (also in 2016).
As per ESPNcricinfo, Kohli became only the second batter after Chris Gayle to score over 700 runs in two different IPL seasons.
Historic achievement
Kohli's historic run in IPL history
As mentioned, Kohli also created history by becoming the first batter to complete 8,000 IPL runs.
He has now raced to a staggering 8,004 runs at an average of 38.67 and a strike rate of 131.97.
Kohli leads the run tally by a huge margin with Shikhar Dhawan being the next best batter at 6,769 runs.
The veteran also owns the most IPL tons (8), while his tally also includes 55 half-centuries.
Elite membership
Kohli joins elite group of IPL players
Kohli became a part of an elite club of players who have played 250 IPL matches, including MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, and Dinesh Karthik.
However, he is the only one to have achieved the feat for a single franchise (RCB) since the inaugural season in 2008.
His loyalty toward RCB speaks volumes about his dedication toward the team as he now has an impressive 252 IPL caps.
New records
Kohli reaches new heights in IPL history
In the virtual qualifier against Chennai Super Kings, Kohli crossed the milestone of 700 IPL fours, becoming only the second player to do so after Shikhar Dhawan.
His current tally reads an impressive 705 fours and 272 sixes.
Earlier in the season, he had joined an elite group of players including Gayle, Rohit Sharma, and AB de Villiers who have hit over 250 sixes in their IPL careers.
Another record
Kohli sets new record at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Kohli has also set a new record by becoming the first player to score more than 3,000 runs at a single venue in the IPL.
He accomplished the feat at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where he now owns 3,040 runs from 89 matches at 40.53.
Mumbai Indians' Rohit (2,295 at Wankhede Stadium) is the only other batter with 2,000-plus IPL runs at a venue.
Milestone runs
Kohli's record-breaking run against IPL teams
During IPL 2024's league stage, Kohli achieved the landmark of 1,000 IPL runs against CSK and Punjab Kings.
His current tallies read an impressive 1,053 and 1,030 runs against the two sides, respectively.
As the batting talisman also boasts 1,057 runs against Delhi Capitals, he is now the only batter with over 1,000 IPL runs against three different sides.
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Second Orange Cap for Kohli
Kohli became the first Indian to win the Orange Cap twice. As mentioned, the star batter smashed a record-breaking 973 runs in the 2016 season. Meanwhile, Gayle (twice) and David Warner (thrice) are the only other batters to accomplish the Orange Cap multiple times.