MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli eyes 3 major milestones in IPL including joining Gayle, Rohit in elite six-hitting list

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have gotten off to a poor begin in the 2024 version of the IPL having misplaced 4 out of the primary 5 matches performed and the one factor that has labored for them has been Virat Kohli. Kohli has been the only real shiny spot in an in any other case disappointing begin for the RCB in the season having smashed 316 runs in 5 matches averaging 105 and placing at 147, including a century. Kohli hasn’t gotten any assist from the opposite finish in any respect barring one or two ending kicks from Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik.

Kohli has had an important report in opposition to the Mumbai Indians having scored 852 runs and can be wanting so as to add to his tally and assist RCB win, which would be the foremost precedence for the famous person batter. Kohli wants 50 extra runs to grow to be the batter with essentially the most runs in opposition to MI in the IPL. Shikhar Dhawan is at the moment on the high with 901 runs in opposition to the five-time champions, adopted by KL Rahul at 867 and Kohli has the chance to leapfrog them each. 

Kohli can surpass Shikhar Dhawan additionally on the list of batters with most boundaries in the IPL. Shikhar Dhawan is at the moment on the high with 920 boundaries (including 768 fours and 152 sixes) and Kohli is simply three away from leaving the veteran left-hander behind having hit the ball outdoors the boundary rope 918 instances.

Batters with most variety of boundaries in the IPL

920 – Shikhar Dhawan (768 fours, 152 sixes)

918 – Virat Kohli (672 fouirs, 246 sixes)
898 – David Warner (662 fours, 236 sixes)
832 – Rohit Sharma (568 fours, 264 sixes)
761 – Chris Gayle (404 fours, 357 sixes)

Kohli can also be simply 4 sixes away from touching the 250 mark in the IPL and can grow to be solely the fourth batter to take action after Chris Gayle (357), Rohit Sharma (264) and AB de Villiers (251). 

As for the match, the Mumbai Indians are in an analogous boat because the RCB however they’re on an upward path having opened their account in their final sport and can be eager to pounce on a deflated Bengaluru aspect.