Breaking IPL records, Virat Kohli surpasses both MS Dhoni and Chris Gayle
NEW DELHI: After a lengthy pause, Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting master, has eclipsed Chris Gayle in the record book of most sixes.
With 241 sixes to his credit, Kohli tops the RCB chart. Gayle (239), AB de Villiers (238), Glenn Maxwell (67), and Faf du Plessis (50) are next.
Since the IPL’s founding in 2008, Kohli has only ever played for one franchise, making him a unique character in the sport.
Consequently, he has scored 241 of his sixes in the competition while playing for RCB.
List of RCB’s most sixes in the IPL
Virat Kohli (241)
Chris Gayle (239)
238 AB de Villiers
Glenn Maxwell, age 67
50 Faf du Plessis
on the process, Indian great MS Dhoni (239) was surpassed by Kohli (241), propelling him to fourth place overall on the list. With 357 sixes in the IPL, Gayle leads the field, followed by AB de Villiers (251) and Rohit Sharma (261).
List of IPL sixes with the most
Chris Gayle (357)
Rohit Sharma (261)
251 AB de Villiers
Virat Kohli (241)
MS Dhoni (239)
Against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kohli struck an unbeaten 83 to lead his side to a score of 182/6 with four sixes and the same amount of fours. With a total of 181 runs in the competition for the Orange crown, the RCB star also jumped to the lead, surpassing Heinrich Klaasen of SRH.
