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Virat Kohli became the first Indian batter who achieved the huge milestone of scoring an incredible total of 13050 runs in T20 cricket. He became the second fastest to reach 13,000 runs in T20 cricket by completing it in 386 innings while first to reach was Chris Gayle of West Indies in 381 innings. Crossing 13k runs in T20 format isn't an easy goal, only five players have reached that level and Kohli became one of them now.
The elite club of the five players who crossed 13k runs in T20 format includes Chris Gayle (WI), Kieron Pollard (WI), Alex Hales (ENG), Shoaib Malik (PAK) and Virat Kohli of India. Kohli's 13k milestone is not just longevity, it is a masterclass in adaptive run engineering, a blend of technical precision and metabolic endurance. As T20 is reduced to a six-hitting contest, his 53% run ratio via singles/doubles is rewriting scoring efficiency.
Experts attribute Kohli's success to technical brilliance, fitness, and versatility. Unlike power-hitters who muscle their way, Kohli plays with sharp and calm mind, precision placement, quick running, and an unmatched chase mastery.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said to Cricbuzz: "Kohli's knack of constructing innings in T20s is unreal. He is not a batter; he is a proper batsman." Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports: "His hunger for runs is second to none. This record shows why he's a modern great."
Kohli has played 403 games, batting in 386 innings, with 72 not-outs, and making 13,050 runs which includes him in Top 5 legends who crossed 13k in T20 cricket. The highest he scored in a single T20 match is 122*, with an average of 41.56 and a strike rate of 134.31. He has made 9 hundreds and 99 half-centuries, with 1,159 fours and 422 sixes. He has also caught 183 times as a fielder, demonstrating his athleticism. His statistics justify his reputation as the most consistent and prolific batter in T20 cricket.
Virat Kohli's technical excellence in T20 cricket rests on a risk-mitigating engine that redesigns traditional batting wisdom. By scoring 53% of his runs (about 6,916 runs) in doubles and singles, he translates dismissal opportunities to a mere 0.8% in these transactions—a sharp contrast to the 4.7% dismissal rate when trying to hit boundaries.
Virat Kohli of India is one of the top batsmen in all formats in the history of cricket. Recently he joined the club of top 5 players who scored over 13k, became first Indian in that list and second fastest to reach the 13k milestone in the world. Virat Kohli has skills that makes him a perfect player, his precise hits for boundaries, sharp sight to spot gaps, strength of hitting hard and his ability to play under a high-pressure game. Virat Kohli is still playing and is expected to break more records and rewrite the cricket history with his unmatchable set of skills in cricket.
