From 10,000 runs to 300 sixes, Kohli can break 5 records in India
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Virat Kohli Can Break 5 Batting Records In IPL 2026: Everyone's eyes are going to be on Virat Kohli once again in the Indian Premier League 2026. There will be many records on his target this season. Kohli has hit 291 sixes in 267 IPL matches played for RCB since 2008. He has to hit only 9 more sixes in IPL 2026 and will become the first cricketer to hit 300 sixes for a team.
From 10,000 runs to 300 sixes, Kohli can break 5 records in India
New Delhi. In this season of IPL, like every other year, superstar Virat Kohli will once again be an important player for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). 36-year-old Kohli had scored the most runs for the Bengaluru team last season. His role was important in the team winning the IPL title for the first time in 18 years. In 2026, RCB will try to become the third team in the history of the tournament to successfully defend its title. Kohli's batting form and his presence on the field will prove to be decisive for the team.
No batsman has scored more runs than Kohli in IPL. He is also at the top in the list of batsmen who have hit the most centuries, half-centuries and fours-sixes. He will have a chance to break many more batting records in the 2026 IPL. Let us know those five big batting records, which Virat Kohli can break in IPL 2026:
Will you complete 9000 runs in IPL?
Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL (8661 runs in 267 matches). If he scores at least 339 runs in IPL 2026, he will become the first cricketer to complete 9000 runs in the history of the tournament. Kohli is already the first player to complete 6000, 7000 and 8000 runs in IPL. After Kohli in the list of highest run scorers in IPL, there is Rohit Sharma who has scored 7046 runs in 272 matches.
10,000 runs in T20 for a team:
Kohli was signed by RCB in 2008 through the U19 players draft. Since then he has been playing only for this team. Kohli has scored 9,085 runs in 282 T20 matches played so far for RCB. If he scores 915 runs in IPL 2026, he will become the first player to complete 10,000 runs in T20 for a team.
Virat Kohli can make 5 great records this season of IPL.
300 sixes in T20 for a team:
Kohli has hit 291 sixes in 267 IPL matches played for RCB since 2008. He has to hit only 9 more sixes in IPL 2026 and will become the first cricketer to hit 300 sixes for a team.
10,000 runs in T20 in one country:
Kohli has played 284 T20 matches so far in India for three teams Delhi, India and RCB. A total of 9,704 runs have been scored during this period. He tops the list of batsmen who have scored the most T20 runs in a country. If he scores at least 296 runs in IPL 2026, he will become the first cricketer to complete 10,000 T20 runs in a country.
4000 runs in T20 on one ground:
If Kohli scores 382 runs for RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the IPL this year, he will become the first player to complete 4000 T20 runs at the same stadium. In IPL 2026, RCB will play five home matches in this historic stadium of Bengaluru and if the team reaches the final, this number will increase to seven. Currently, there are six players who have scored more than 3000 T20 runs in a single stadium, but Kohli tops the list with 3618 runs in 109 matches for two teams at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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