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Virat Kohli is the first Indian and overall fifth batter in the world after Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Shoaib Malik and Kieron Pollard to score 13,000 runs in T20s.
Virat Kohli becomes first Indian batter to score 13,000 runs in T20s. (Picture Credit: PTI)
Virat Kohli entered his name in the history books on Monday (April 7) by becoming the first Indian batter to score 13,000 runs in T20s. Kohli needed 17 runs in the ongoing IPL 2025 match between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru currently underway at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to achieve the feat, and he achieved the objective by hammering Trent Boult for a four on the last ball of the third over of RCB’s innings.
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By crossing the 13,000-run mark in his 386th inning of the 403rd T20 match, Kohli became the second fastest batter in the world after Chris Gayle to score 13,000 runs in T20s. The former West Indies skipper and opening batter crossed the 13K-run mark in his 381st T20 inning.
Fastest batter to score 13,000 runs in T20s (innings)
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 381
- Virat Kohli (India) – 386
- Alex Hales (England) – 474
- Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) – 487
- Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – 594
A total of five batters have scored 13,000 or more runs in T20s so far.
Gayle holds the world record for scoring the most runs in T20s. During his 17-year-long career, Gayle played for over two dozen teams and scored 14,562 runs in 463 runs. In the list of leading run-scorers, he is followed by England’s Alex Hales (13,610 runs), Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (13,557 runs) and West Indies’ Kieron Pollard (13,537 runs).
Most runs in T20s
| POSITION | PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE |
| 1. | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 463 | 14,562 | 175* |
| 2. | Alex Hales | England | 494 | 13,610 | 119* |
| 3. | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 555 | 13,557 | 95* |
| 4. | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 695 | 13,537 | 104 |
| 5. | Virat Kohli | India | 403* | 13,001* | 122* |
| 6. | David Warner | Australia | 399 | 12,913 | 135* |
| 7. | Jos Buttler | England | 437 | 12,279 | 124 |
| 8. | Rohit Sharma | India | 451 | 11,851 | 121* |
| 9. | James Vince | England | 419 | 11,647 | 129* |
| 10. | Aaron Finch | Australia | 387 | 11,458 | 172 |
Kohli made his T20 debut on April 3, 2007, for his domestic side Delhi against Himachal Pradesh and since then has played 403 matches, in which, with the help of nine centuries and 98 fifties, he has scored 13,001 runs.
Kohli has scored 8119 runs in 256 IPL matches for the Bengaluru-based franchise, and he also has 424 runs to his name in 15 Champions League matches as an RCB player.
Virat Kohli’s record in T20s
| TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (IPL) | 256* | 8119* | 113* | 8/56 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (CLT20) | 15 | 424 | 84* | 0/2 |
| India | 125 | 4188 | 122* | 1/38 |
| Delhi | 7 | 270 | – | 0/2 |
| Total | 403* | 13,001* | 122* | 9/98 |
He finished his T20I career with 4188 runs in 125 matches for the Men in Blue.
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