Leaders Online Desk: Virat Kohli New Record : The IPL 2024 season started with Royal Challengers Bangalore playing against defending champions Chennai Super Kings. In this match played at Chepauk, RCB captain Faf Duplessis won the toss and elected to bat first. Virat created history by scoring six runs in this match. He became the first Indian batsman to complete 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket. At the same time, he missed out on breaking Chris Gayle's record for fastest 12 thousand. He is in second place.
Virat completed 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket by scoring six runs against Chennai. He became the first batsman from India and the sixth in the world to do so. Before him, Gayle, Pakistan's Shoaib Malik, West Indies' Kieron Pollard, England's Alex Hales, Australia's David Warner have done this feat. Along with this, Virat has done this in the least 360 innings. Gayle is number one in this regard. Gayle had completed 12 thousand runs in just 345 innings in T20 cricket.
Batsmen with more than 12,000 runs in T20 cricket
14562 : Chris Gayle
13360 : Shoaib Malik
12900 : Kieron Pollard
12319 : Alex Helms
12065 : David Warner
12015* : Virat Kohli
Batsmen to complete 12000 runs in T20Is in short innings
345 innings : Chris Gayle
360 innings : Virat Kohli
368 innings : David Warner
432 innings : Alex Hales
451 innings: Shoaib Malik
550 innings : Kieron Pollard
