Indian star Virat Kohli made his mark in the record books by becoming the first batsman in the history of the Indian Premier League to reach 4000 runs in chases. The right-handed batsman achieved this historic feat during the IPL 2026 opener between the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, this evening.
Kohli also surpassed former Pakistani batsman Shoaib Malik to become the sixth-highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. Malik has scored 13571 runs in 557 T20 matches and 515 innings. The former cricketer had an average of 35.99, including 83 half-centuries in the shortest format.