NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting star Virat Kohli on Thursday added another feather to his illustrious cap as he became the first player in IPL history to score 400 runs in a season for 10 different years. He accomplished the incredible feat during RCB's IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Virat now surpasses his compatriot Suresh Raina and Australia's batting star David Warner, both of whom have managed to score 400 or more runs in a season nine times in their IPL careers.
Players with 400+ runs in an IPL season
Virat Kohli | Number Of 400+ Seasons: 10 | Years: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024Suresh Raina | Number Of 400+ Seasons: 9 | Years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018Shikhar Dhawan | Number Of 400+ Seasons: 9 | Years: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022David Warner | Number Of 400+ Seasons: 9 | Years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023Rohit Sharma | Number Of 400+ Seasons: 7 | Years: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
In addition to the current IPL 2024 season, Virat achieved this milestone in 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, and 2011.
During the 2016 season, Virat scored a remarkable 973 runs at an average of 81.08, including four centuries and seven fifties—a record that remains unmatched.
In his IPL career spanning 246 matches, Virat has scored 7,693 runs at an average of 38.27, with eight centuries and 53 fifties to his name.
