Two icons of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, are not just competing for team glory in the IPL, but they’re also locked in a captivating duel of sixes. This battle of legends is turning into a spectacle, reminding everyone of their enduring power and prowess.
Virat Kohli is just four sixes away from equaling Rohit Sharma’s career IPL total.
Currently, Rohit Sharma holds second place on the all-time list with 282 sixes in 256 innings. He is closely followed by Virat Kohli, who has hit 278 sixes in 248 innings.
Chris Gayle, who retired four years ago, leads the chart. His IPL six-hitting numbers are staggering. With 357 sixes in 141 innings, he remains the undisputed leader. His single-season record of 59 sixes in 2013, after hitting 51 in 2012, further underlines his dominance. Remarkably, 127 of those sixes were struck at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL history, with 8168 runs from 256 matches, including eight centuries, the most by any batter.
On Monday, Virat Kohli completed 13,000 runs in T20 cricket, becoming only the fifth player and the first Indian to achieve this milestone. He reached this landmark during his team’s IPL match against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.
So far in IPL 2025, Virat has scored 164 runs in four matches at an average of 54.66 and a strike rate of over 143, with two half-centuries and a highest score of 67. He is the sixth-highest run-scorer in the tournament to date. Kohli also scored one of his fastest IPL fifties against MI at Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has struggled to find form in this year’s IPL. He has managed only 38 runs in four outings, with a highest score of 17 and a strike rate of 131.03.
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