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Having managed 13,543 runs in 414 T20 games, laced with nine tons and 105 half-centuries, Virat has a chance to join West Indies Chris Gayle (14,562), Kieron Pollard (14,482 runs), England's Alex Hales (14,449 runs), and Australian David Warner (14,028 runs) as the fifth player to enter the 14,000-run elite club in the shortest format.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Virat Kohli has reacted to the claims of him making demands from the franchise ahead of IPL 2026. According to several users on social media, he has asked for chartered flights between India and London during the 19th season of the tournament.
The rumours also mentioned that Virat informed the decision-makers and officials of RCB that he will travel to London if there is a gap of three days between matches and will return a day before the contest. However, Kohli has dismissed the stories with a reply he posted along with laughing emojis on Instagram.
RCB will start the defence of their title against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28. After the team clinched their maiden title in the 18th season, Virat will eye another exceptional season with the bat to keep the fans happy and satisfied.
In the previous season, Virat scored 657 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71, including 8 half-centuries.
The right-handed batter is the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League, having amassed 8,661 runs in 267 matches, with the help of nine hundreds and 63 half-centuries. Virat will be aiming to become the first batter to post 9,000 runs in the history of the cash-rich league.
Kohli has accumulated 9,085 runs in 282 matches for the Bengaluru-based team across IPL and now-defunct Champions League T20. He is also on the verge of touching the 10,000-run mark for a single franchise in the history of T20 cricket.
Having managed 13,543 runs in 414 T20 games, laced with nine tons and 105 half-centuries, Virat has a chance to join West Indies Chris Gayle (14,562), Kieron Pollard (14,482 runs), England’s Alex Hales (14,449 runs), and Australian David Warner (14,028 runs) as the fifth player to enter the 14,000-run elite club in the shortest format.