Virat Kohli wrecked records during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clahs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Friday.
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium once again witnessed Kohli’s remarkable art with the bat as he cruised to 83* in mere 59 deliveries which was glistened with four boundaries and four sixes.
His four sixes in the unbeaten knock saw him go past former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni’s tally of sixes in IPL.
The iconic RCB batter has 241 sixes under his belt and became the fourth highest batter to score most maximums in the history of the event. MS Dhoni slipped to the fifth spot with 239 sixes in his kitty.
As cricket fans relished Kohli’s effortless batting display, Kohli has now the most sixes for RCB in the IPL history.
He surpassed RCB Hall of Fame star Chris Gayle’s tally of 239 sixes. Another RCB Hall of Famer AB de Villiers is on the third spot with 238 sixes to his name.
Overall, with whooping 357 maximums, Gayle holds the record for scoring most number of sixes in the IPL. Former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma holds the second spot with 261 sixes while, de Villiers is on the third spot with a tally of 251 in the IPL.
