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Virat Kohli Makes T20 History in CSK vs. RCB IPL 2024 Match, Surpasses Warner and Pollard

The spotlight operator would not have drawn much interest if the Chennai Super Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 opening had taken place on a stage rather than at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, who would you prefer? The day before the 17th season’s opening match, Dhoni decided to give Ruturaj Gaikwad the CSK captaincy. This marks Dhoni’s return to the cricket pitch after nearly 11 months away. But this is Kohli’s first time playing in a cricket match since the India vs. Afghanistan T20I earlier this year.

Now that Kohli has accomplished something significant once more, let’s put that argument aside and focus on him. As the first cricketer from India to reach a million T20 runs, Kohli made history. Reaching the milestone required six runs in the CSK encounter, which he achieved on Friday in the seventh over with a single off the ball of Ravindra Jadeja. After Gayle, who accomplished the mark in 353 matches, he took 377 matches to become the second-fastest person to amass 12,000 T20 runs.

After Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Alex Hales, and David Warner, Kohli is currently placed sixth among all-time T20 best run scorers. However, only Kohli’s average is greater than 40. In addition, Kohli became the second player in the IPL to score a thousand runs against the Chennai club. It took him 32 games to reach the objective. Nevertheless, the 35-year-old was unable to secure the title of third overall and become the first Indian batsman to score 100 or more in T20 cricket. He is placed lower on the list than Chris Gayle (110) and David Warner (109). Mustafixur Rahman of CSK dismissed Kohli for 21 off 20 balls. The previous captain of the Royal Cricket team attempted to hit the Mustafizur bouncer for a six but was unable to get enough to clear the fences. Just as it appeared like Ajinkya Rahane would cross the ropes, he made a strong grab at the deep square-leg boundary and passed the ball to colleague Rachin Ravindra to finish the catch.

Virat Kohli has a point to prove in his return to cricket

After a protracted hiatus owing to the birth of his second child, this marked Kohli’s spectacular comeback to cricket. To spend more time with his family, he did not play in any of the five Test matches against England.Before the match between CSK and RCB, the Director of Cricket for RCB, Mo Bobat, stated that Kohli was striking the ball really well. “Virat is having a nice time. Everyone is aware that he is a world-class cricket player. At this point in his career and experience, the majority of what he does is essentially ingrained in him. We’re thrilled about him since he’s coming in fresh,” Bobat stated at the news conference held before the game.

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It is critical for RCB that their top hitter is in a positive frame of mind. His spot for the T20 World Cup has been the subject of much discussion. With a strong showing in the 2018 IPL, Kohli hopes to put an end to those discussions once and for all. The all-time leading run scorer in the IPL is Kohli. With an average of 37.24 and a strike rate of 130.02, the Indian batsman of the year has amassed 7284 runs in 239 games and 230 innings. His best result is 113. Throughout the course of his career, he has amassed the most fifty and three hundred runs scored by a batsman in the Indian Premier League. With an average of 53.25 and a strikeout rate of 139.82, the renowned batter finished fourth in the standings with 639 runs. A 101* was his finest grade. Despite his two hundred and six fifties, the 35-year-old was unable to lead his team to the postseason.

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