IPL 2024: Virat Kohli etches his name in history books with unprecedented milestone for Indian cricket
Virat Kohli has made a brilliant start to his campaign in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-hander did not deliver with the bat in the first game but bounced back quickly. In the first game against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings, the former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain was dismissed for 21 off 20 balls as his side lost the contest by six wickets. However, he bounced back with a match-winning knock against Punjab Kings in the very second game.
The former India skipper scored a 49-ball 77 after other big names like Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell failed to step up. He followed it up with another fine innings in the third game against Kolkata Knight Riders, scoring an unbeaten 83 off 59 balls, although RCB lost the game by seven wickets.
Virat Kohli created history
After a promising start to the season, Virat Kohli will look to make the most of the momentum. While only time will tell how things unfold for the star batsman in the coming days, he has currently added one more feather to his already famous cap.
Virat Kohli ❤🔥 Namma Chinnaswamy
The first Indian cricketer to feature in 100 T20 matches at a single venue. 🔥#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 #RCBvLSG pic.twitter.com/YeHnLFLi02
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 2, 2024
Virat Kohli, on Tuesday (April 2), became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20 matches at a single venue. Bangalore M. He achieved this feat during a match between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The iconic stadium has been its IPL home since 2008, the inaugural season of the competition. He is the only cricketer in the history of IPL who has played for a single franchise since 2008. While MS Dhoni has been playing for Chennai Super Kings since the first season of IPL, he had to play two seasons for Rising Pune Supergiant. The Chennai-based organization was suspended.
Virat Kohli also holds the record for scoring the most T20 runs at a single venue. He m. 3276 runs have been scored in T20 at Chinnaswamy Stadium. After Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma is second on the list of most T20 appearances by an Indian at the same venue. Rohit has played 80 matches at the Wankhede Stadium.
