IPL 2026 MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli became the world’s first batsman, overtook KL Rahul
Virat Kohli’s excellent form continues in IPL 2026 as well. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman made another big record in the match against Mumbai Indians (MI). In the match played at Wankhede Stadium on 12th April, Kohli gave a strong start to his team with his brilliant batting and created history. He even left KL Rahul behind in this special record.
In this match, Virat Kohli started the innings in an aggressive manner along with opener Phil Salt. Both the batsmen added quick runs for the first wicket, putting the team in a strong position. During this time, Kohli achieved a special achievement and achieved a new position in the cricket world.
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Completed 1000 runs against MI
Virat Kohli has become the first batsman in the world to score 1000 runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL history. He achieved this feat in his 36th innings. Earlier this record was in the name of KL Rahul, who had scored 977 runs. Now Kohli has reached the top in this list. After Kohli, big players like KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Suresh Raina are included in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs against Mumbai Indians.
- Virat Kohli – 1030 runs, 36 innings
- KL Rahul –977 runs, 21 innings
- Shikhar Dhawan – 901 runs, 28 innings
- Ajinkya Rahane – 888 runs, 29 innings
- Suresh Raina – 850 runs, 36 innings
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Kohli close to 9000 runs
Virat Kohli has already scored 8840 runs in IPL and now he is very close to the historical figure of 9000 runs. If his form continues like this, he can achieve this big position this season. Apart from this, Kohli has scored more than 13500 runs in T20 cricket and he is getting closer to Chris Gayle’s record of most runs.
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