Virat Kohli Set To Create History, Needs 72 More Runs To Become...

Ace India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli is 72 runs away from going past the 400-run mark in IPL 2026, which will be his 11th time to the feat in 19 seasons of the Indian Premier League, as the 37-year-old continues his run-scoring across decades in the cash-rich league.

Kohli has scored 328 runs in seven matches at a stunning average of 54.66. He is the sixth-highest run-scorer in IPL 2026 now and if he manages to score another 72, he might yet again bag the Orange Cap.

Kohli didn’t score 400-plus runs in the first three seasons of the tournament, i.e. from 2008-10. He followed it up with a 557-run season in 2011, when he finished as the second-highest run-scorer.

Virat Kohli’s Runs Every Season

Year	Runs
2008	165
2009	246
2010	307
2011	557
2012	364
2013	634
2014	359
2015	505
2016	973
2017	308
2018	530
2019	464
2020	466
2021	405
2022	341
2023	639
2024	741
2025	657
2026	328*

The closest to Kohli are Shikhar

Dhawan, David Warner and Suresh Raina, who have scored 400-plus runs in nine seasons each.

Meanwhile, under Kohli’s lead, RCB’s batting has been driven by strong top-order performances this season and Devdutt Padikkal’s return to form has added further depth and stability, making the lineup even more formidable.

The middle order, too, has played more defined roles in finishing matches.

But RCB’s threat extends beyond their batting firepower. Their bowlers have shown the ability to control matches in crucial phases, at the death, a quality that could prove decisive against a free-scoring DC lineup.

In their previous outing against the Gujarat Titans, RCB’s bowling unit demonstrated brilliant composure under pressure.

Despite GT being well set for a huge total, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood executed their plans to perfection at the death, mixing variations with disciplined lines to curb the scoring and prevent a late surge.

That effort underlined RCB’s growing reputation as a team capable of closing out innings, an area where DC have struggled.