2023-05-19 13:11:27
Bengaluru: There is only one king… RCB ex-captain Virat Kohli is swinging the bat by asserting that one is enough in IPL 2023 as well. Kohli, who has been in blistering form in the 16th season of the IPL, has already scored 538 runs, including one century and six half-centuries, in 13 games in this edition at an average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 135.86. The highest score was 100 against Sunrisers. Kohli has the potential to break a record during this surge.
Virat Kohli is now fifth in the list of most sixes in Indian Premier League history with 233. Chennai Super Kings legend MS Dhoni is fourth just above King with 239 sixes. This time, Kohli has hit the ball over the boundary 15 times. Kohli holds the all-time record of hitting 38 sixes in a season. This was in 2016 when Kohli scored 973 runs. Meanwhile, in IPL 2023, Dhoni has managed to hit sixes only 10 times. Kohli is a top-order batsman and Dhoni is a finisher, but Kohli may break the record of ‘Thala’ this season.
Kohli also has a chance to overtake AB de Villiers, who is third in the list with 251 sixes, if RCB make it to the playoffs. ABD and Kohli have played together in the RCB jersey for a long time. King Kohli is sure to break ABD’s record this season or the next edition. West Indies legend Chris Gayle tops the list of sixes hitters in IPL with 357. This record of Universe Boss will not be broken anytime soon. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is second with 255.
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Last Updated May 19, 2023, 6:45 PM IST
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