TATA IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s name is very familiarly known in the cricketing world and even the kids of today’s generation are inspired by his work ethics, fitness and dedication.
Kohli is known as the “King” because he has bossed the game in all the three formats and even in the games of Indian Premiere League.
After a well-deserved break from the recent international matches, the King will be fresh and roaring to go in the upcoming season of the TATA IPL 2024.
Virat will be the player to watch out for in this season of the Indian Premier League. His place in India’s squad of the shortest format is in danger. The sources say that Kohli might be dropped from the T20 World Cup 2024 squad so this IPL will be the most important for Kohli to cement his place in that ICC mega event squad in the Caribbean and USA.
Virat will be in action from day one of the TATA IPL 2024 season. Kohli’s team, Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their first match against the defending champions of this edition, Chennai Super Kings on Friday, 22nd March 2024 at MA Chidambaram in Chennai. The TATA IPL 2024 matches will be free on JioCinema mobile app.
Before the first match of this cash-rich league T20 event starts, today, in this segment will will let our viewers know how many runs and centuries Virat Kohli has scored in the history of the TATA IPL tournament -
Total Matches – 237
Innings - 228
Runs: 7263 - The King is the permanent Orange Cap Holder in the IPL
Average – 37.25
Strike Rate – 130.02
Highest Score - 113 Runs
Half Centuries - 50
Centuries – 7 tons: Virat has scored the most hundreds in this tournament.
Wickets - Four
Virat Kohli’s last and seventh century of the TATA IPL was scored last year against Gujarat Titans at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kohli scored 101 runs in that match.
6th Century of Virat was knock of 100 runs which he scored against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad last year in 2023.
5th Century of King Kohli was scored against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where he smashed 100 Runs in 2019
Virat Kohli’s 4th century was against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In that game, Kohli smashed 113 Runs to his name in the season of IPL 2016
Kohli’s 3rd Century also came in 2016 at that same venue of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru where the skipper of that time smashed 109 Runs against Gujarat Lions (GL)
2nd century and his first-ever IPL ton were unbeaten ones of Virat Kohli. In the magical year of 2016, VK was not out on 108 Runs against Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) at the home ground of RCB, M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
In 2016 itself, Virat Kohli registered his 1st century of the Indian Premier League tournament. He scored an unbeaten 100 Runs against Gujarat Lions (GL) at SCA Stadium in Rajkot.
