Kohli Kohli 29 runs away from becoming Asia’s top batsman

New Delhi: In the opening match of IPL 2026 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Competition between Sunrisers Hyderabad Will be from. this important match M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Where all eyes will be on the star batsman Virat Kohli But will remain. Kohli, who is returning to the field after a long time, has a golden opportunity to make a big record in this game.

Virat Kohli is just 29 runs away from becoming Asia’s highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. This record is currently held by experienced batsmen of Pakistan. Shoaib Malik Is the name of. In such a situation, this match against Hyderabad can prove to be very special for Kohli.

Virat Kohli’s brilliant performance in T20 cricket

If we look at Virat Kohli’s statistics in T20 cricket, so far he has scored 13,543 runs in 414 matches at an excellent average of 41.92 and strike rate of 134.67. During this period, he has scored 105 half-centuries and 9 centuries. His consistency and ability to finish games makes him one of the most dangerous batsmen in this format.

Golden opportunity to leave Shoaib Malik behind

Shoaib Malik has scored 13,571 runs in 557 matches in his T20 career, in which his average was 35.99 and strike rate was 127.24. He also has 83 half-centuries in his name. Now Kohli has an amazing opportunity to cross this figure and achieve the top position in Asia.

World record for most runs in T20 cricket

World record for scoring most runs in T20 cricket, explosive batsman of West Indies chris gayle Is the name of. Gayle has scored 14,562 runs in 463 matches and has scored 22 centuries during this period. Currently, Kohli is ranked seventh in this list, and if he wants to overtake Gayle, he will have to score 1,020 more runs. Now it remains to be seen whether Kohli can make a record in his name in this important match or not. Looking at his recent form, fans are expecting a big innings from him.

RCB vs SRH Probable Playing XI

RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Mangesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy.

Impact Player: Venkatesh Iyer

SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brydon Carse/Ehsaan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat

Impact Player: Salil Arora/Cranes Fultra