New Delhi: Star Batter Virat Kohli, becoming the first Indian to score 13,000 runs in T20 cricket, named his name in history on Monday. Came during milestone Royal Challengers BangaloreThe IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhed Stadium, as Kohli watched his second half of the season.
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The 36 -year -old reached Landmark in his 402nd T20 match, eventually scored 67 runs in 42 balls, including eight fours and two sixes. With this knock, Kohli’s T20 career Tally is now scoring 13,050 runs, including nine centuries and 99 half -centuries in all T20 competitions.
Globally, Kohli is now the fifth batsman to reach 13,000 T20 runs, who has joined an Elite Club led by Chris Gayle (14,562), followed by Alex Hales (13,610), Shoaib Malik (13,557), and Kieron Pollard (13,537).
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Kohli retired from T20 International after guiding India to win the World Cup in 2024. He finished his T20i career with 4,188 runs in 125 matches of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04.
Among Indians, Rohit Sharma is second on the all-time T20 run chart with 11,868 runs in 452 matches, scoring more than 1,000 runs to Kohli.
13000 runs in men’s T20 cricket (innings)
- 14562 – Chris Gayle (381)
- 13610 – Alex Hales (474)
- 13557 – Shoaib Malik (487)
- 13537 – Kieron Pollard (594)
- 13050* – Virat Kohli (386)
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