Virat Kohli was earlier the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League. The run-machine stepped down as RCB captain post the IPL 2021 season.
However, he is still constantly delivering the goods for the RCB franchise as a player. Virat Kohli has achieved a plethora of records in his cricketing career (international and domestic cricket).
Currently, he is the leading run-scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League. Having played a total of 223 games in the cash-rich IPL, Kohli has aggregated 6624 runs at an average of 36.2.
Notably, he has slammed five centuries and 44 half-centuries to his name in the tournament. Now, in this article, we will now take a glimpse at the two Virat Kohli’s IPL records that might not be broken in future.
1. Virat Kohli’s 4 centuries in a single season
Virat Kohli’s biggest USP is his exceptional ability to score runs anywhere in the world. Moreover, he is known for his incredible potential to score runs in any format. The reason behind his successful career is that he assesses the conditions before going about his business.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli scored four centuries in a single season of the IPL, which is quite a remarkable achievement. Kohli achieved this feat in the IPL 2016 season, a record which still remains intact. It is one of the records of Virat Kohli which might not be broken in the future.
2. Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in a single season
Virat Kohli amassed a record 973 runs in a single season in IPL 2016 and at that time Kohli was in blazing form. There was literally nobody who could stop him from going all guns blazing.
He was the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at that time where he guided the team all the way to the finals of the competition before losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the climax. Kohli scored 973 runs at an average of 81.08 including 4 centuries and 7 fifties.
