Royal Challengers Bangaluru's (RCB) Virat Kohli plays a shot against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during their IPL 2024 match in Chennai on Friday night, March 22. Photo: BCCI/IPL
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to score 12,000 runs in T20 cricket
Kohli is the second-fastest in the world to reach the milestone after Chris Gayle, who took 345 innings. Kohli reached the 12,000-run mark in 360 innings in his 377th match.
Virat Kohli on Friday night (March 22) became the first Indian batter to score 12,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket. He achieved the feat during the IPL 2024 opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai.
Opening the batting for RCB, Kohli reached the 12,000-run landmark with a single off Ravindra Jadeja in the seventh over of the game at the M A Chidambaram Stadium. He entered the game needing six runs to reach the milestone.
Kohli is the second-fastest in the world to reach the milestone after Chris Gayle, who took 345 innings. Kohli reached the 12,000-run mark in 360 innings in his 377th match.
He was dismissed for 21 runs off 20 with one six.
Batters with 12,000-plus runs in Men’s T20 cricket
14,562 - Chris Gayle
13,360 - Shoaib Malik
12,900 - Kieron Pollard
12,319 - Alex Hales
12,065 - David Warner
12,015 - Virat Kohli
Innings taken to score 12,000 runs in T20s
345 - Chris Gayle
360 - Virat Kohli
368 - David Warner
432 - Alex Hales
451 - Shoaib Malik
550 - Kieron Pollard
