Virat Kohli equals Chris Gayle’s uncommon file after breaching 700-run mark this IPL season | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

Virat Kohli equals Chris Gayle’s uncommon file after breaching 700-run mark this IPL season | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s star opener Virat Kohli on Saturday equalled one other RCB legend Chris Gayle‘s file for scoring most 700-plus runs in an IPL season.
Kohli achieved the feat within the must-win conflict towards Chennai Tremendous Kings on the Chinnaswamy together with his cracking 29-ball 47-run knock.
That is now the second occasion, Kohli has scored 700-plus runs in an IPL season — 973 runs scored in 2016 season.
Gayle had beforehand scored 733 runs within the 2012 version and 708 within the following season.
That is now additionally the 10th occasion of a batter aggregating 700-plus runs in a season.
On his technique to a cracking 47-run knock, Kohli hit three fours and four colossal sixes.
Kohli now has 37 sixes in IPL 2024 — second most after 38 maximums which he fired within the 2016 version of the league.
Kohli was dismissed by Mitchell Santner after Daryl Mitchell took a pointy catch on the long-on fence within the 10th over.