Virat Kohli‘s brief however aggressive knock in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match No 36 of the 2024 version of the IPL may need made headlines for various causes, nonetheless, a few sixes throughout the knock have helped him obtain large feats in IPL and T20 cricket. Kohli, who had 248 sixes within the IPL previous to the match reached the 250 mark and have become solely the fourth batter to realize the milestone.
Chris Gayle (357), Rohit Sharma (275) and AB de Villiers (251) occupy the highest three spots at the moment. In T20 cricket, Kohli grew to become the main six-hitter for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) throughout IPL and the Champions League T20 as he surpassed the Universe Boss Chris Gayle to create historical past. Kohli’s 264 sixes for RCB is the best by any participant for one staff in T20 cricket, which is now a world record. MS Dhoni is the one different energetic IPL participant near him, who has 243 sixes for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Most sixes for a staff in T20 cricket
264 – Virat Kohli (RCB) in 260 matches
263 – Chris Gayle (RCB) in 91 matches
258 – Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) in 211 matches
243 – MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) in 251 matches
240 – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) in 214 matches
240 – AB de Villers (RCB) in 157 matches
Most sixes in IPL
357 – Chris Gayle (KKR/RCB), PBKS) in 142 matches
275 – Rohit Sharma (MI/Deccan) in 250 matches
251 – AB de Villiers (RCB/Delhi) in 184 matches
250 – Virat Kohli (RCB) in 245 matches
Kohli acquired out early as his dismissal off a excessive full toss. Kohli fumed on the umpires and misplaced his cool, being of their face, smashing the dustbin and being completely sad with the decision. However, as per the expertise and the rule, he was certainly out. RCB gave a tricky battle to KKR as they suffered an in depth loss by only one run on the ultimate ball of the match.
