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Virat Kohli came on the field after 2 months
Record made in the very first match against Chennai
New Delhi. Virat Kohli registered a big record in his name in the very first match of IPL 2024. Kohli, who picked up the bat after almost two months, achieved this feat in the very first match of the IPL season against Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. As soon as he completed the sixth run, he completed 12000 runs in T20 cricket. With this, Virat also made a place in the exclusive club of West Indies swashbuckler Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Australia’s explosive opener David Warner and Shoaib Malik. Kohli achieved this feat by taking a single on the fifth ball of Ravindra Jadeja in the 7th over of RCB’s innings.
Virat Kohli has become the sixth batsman in the world and the first batsman from India to touch the figure of 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket. Before the first match of IPL 2024, Virat Kohli had 11994 runs in 376 matches. West Indies’ aggressive opener Chris Gayle is at number one in terms of scoring the most runs in T20 cricket. Gayle has scored 14562 runs in 463 T20 matches, while former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is at second place with 13360 runs in 542 matches. Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard is at third place with 12900 runs in 660 matches, while Alex Hales is at fourth place with 12319 runs in 446 matches.
I am nervous… I am nervous… Indian wicketkeeper has not held the bat for one and a half years, said – I just want to live this moment
Akshay Kumar graced the IPL opening ceremony, Rehman, Tiger and Sonu Nigam also graced the occasion.
Virat has 8 centuries in his name
David Warner has 12065 runs in 370 matches. Talking about Indian batsmen, after Virat comes Rohit Sharma, who is the second Indian after Kohli by scoring 11156 runs in 426 T20 matches. Gayle has scored 22 centuries in T20 while Warner and Virat have eight centuries to their name. Rohit has 7 centuries in his name in T20. Virat Kohli has become the first Indian to score 1000 runs against 2 teams in IPL.
RCB won the toss and decided to bat first
Talking about the Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bat first. Virat Kohli and Du Plessis started the innings for RCB. Virat Kohli was out after scoring 21 runs in 20 balls. He was caught by Rachin Ravindra near the boundary on the ball of Mustafizur Rahman.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 22, 2024, 20:34 IST