The Indian star batter Virat Kohli made a unique record on April 30 while playing for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Kohli entered the elite list with 800 IPL runs in India, becoming the first in the world to do so.
Kohli achieved this record in his 232nd innings. Before the start of the game, he was 12 runs short of the feat. The feat came in the second over when he smashed a boundary off Kagiso Rabada.
The second over of KG Rabada has been eventful enough for Kohli. He smashed five consecutive boundaries at mid-on, mid-off, backward point, deep backward point, and extra cover, respectively.
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Earlier, on April 27, Kohli completed 9000 runs in IPL. However, Kohli played 16 matches for RCB outside India, in the UAE and South Africa.
Notably, in the standings for most IPL runs scored in India, Virat Kohli leads the chart, with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan close behind.
Rohit has accumulated 6,274 runs from 237 matches played in India, representing Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, Dhawan concluded his IPL journey with 5,819 runs in 187 matches in India, having turned out for Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Most IPL runs in India
| Player | Team (s) | Matches | Runs | Best Score | 100/50 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 232* | 8016 | 113* | 8/60 |
| Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians | 237 | 6274 | 109* | 2/43 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 187 | 5819 | 99* | 0/47 |
| David Warner | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 154 | 5689 | 126 | 4/55 |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions | 181 | 4958 | 100* | 1/36 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant | 184 | 4755 | 105* | 2/29 |
| MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant | 236 | 4740 | 84 | 0/22 |
| KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 128 | 4497 | 152* | 5/35 |
| Chris Gayle | Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 125 | 4471 | 175* | 6/28 |
| Robin Uthappa | Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 169 | 4369 | 88 | 0/24 |
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