1st Time Ever In IPL: Kohli Makes History
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RCB batting maestro Virat Kohli scripted history during the IPL 2024 Eliminator vs Rajasthan Royals.
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Kohli, who has been with RCB since 2008, became the first player to score 8,000 or more runs in the history of the IPL.
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To surpass the 8000-run mark, Kohli needed just 29 runs, and he achieved it during the match against RR.
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Yuzvendra Chahal removed Kohli after he had scored 33 runs off 24 balls, including three boundaries and a six.
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No other player has even managed to breach the 7,000-run mark in IPL, while his nearest rival is Shikhar Dhawan (6,769).
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So far in the tournament, Kohli has amassed 741 runs in 15 games for RCB. He is the current Orange Cap holder.
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With an average of 64 and a strike rate of 155 this season, he scored one century and five half-centuries.
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Despite Kohli's valiant efforts, RCB lost to RR in the Eliminator and crashed out of the IPL.
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