Is Virat Kohli going to break the record of 973 runs this season? Jitesh Sharma made a big prediction; Video

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 27, 2026

Before IPL 2026, a big prediction has come out regarding Indian cricket star Virat Kohli. His own teammate, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vice-captain Jitesh Sharma has given a big statement considering Kohli’s form. In such a situation, the expectations of the fans have increased further from Virat to create history by breaking his own record this season.

Before the start of IPL 2026, discussions are continuously going on about the form of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star batsman Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, team vice-captain Jitesh Sharma has also made a big prediction considering Kohli’s form.

Jitesh Sharma believes that Virat Kohli can break his own record of 973 runs this season, which he made in IPL 2016. That season, Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches, which is the most runs by any batsman in a season so far.

Jitesh recently said in an interview with YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia that the way Kohli is batting in the nets is amazing. He jokingly said, “The bat is just making a thunk sound,” which clearly shows that Kohli is in excellent touch.

VIDEO:

Jitesh Sharma 🗣️: Virat Kohli is definitely going to win the Orange Cap this season. I feel that he’s going to break the 973-run record this year. The way I’ve seen him batting so far, he looks 1000 times better than last season, he’s in proper touch. That 973-run record of Virat… pic.twitter.com/nyHIXVElYp
—Oxygen (@Oxygen18_) March 25, 2026

Kohli’s recent form has also been excellent. He has made a strong comeback after two consecutive zeros on the Australia tour. In the last 9 matches, he has scored 4 centuries and 4 half-centuries, due to which his confidence seems to be very high. Even in the last IPL season, Kohli was the highest run-scorer for RCB. He scored 657 runs in 15 innings and scored 8 half-centuries.

In the opening match of IPL 2026, RCB will start its campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In such a situation, all eyes will be on Virat Kohli to see whether he can break his own historical record this time or not.

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for IPL 2026:

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethel, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Dar, Swapnil Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satwik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Otswal, Vihaan Malhotra and Kanishk Chauhan.