Published on: Jun 3, 2024 8:02 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 3, 2024 9:53 pm IST
Kohli has outperformed his teammates in the T20I format, playing in a league of his own. The 35-year-old holds the record for scoring the most runs in a single T20 World Cup – 319 runs in 2014. Moreover, Kohli is also the only batter to score the most runs in a T20 World Cup edition on two occasions.
Kohli has represented in five T20 World Cups in the past – 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, and 2022. Hoping to be sixth-time lucky, he would aim to walk away with the trophy on June 29.
Virat Kohli is the highest run-getter in the history of the competition. The Indian batter has scored over 1100 runs in just 25 appearances, making him the best batter by a long mile. He has a chance to only better his record, come the T20 World Cup 2024.
Virat Kohli has scored four fifty-plus scores in four ICC T20 World Cup knockout appearances. Moreover, Kohli averages 144.00 across four games, remaining unbeaten on two occasions.
Virat Kohli was the orange cap holder in the last IPL season. He was in tremendous form and scored 741 runs in 15 innings, averaging 61.75.
In the last T20I innings, Virat played 6 T20 World Cup innings in 2022. His unbeaten 82 off 53 against Pakistan was a remarkable one. In the Semi-final of the last T20 World Cup, Kohli scored 50 off 40 balls when other batters (except Hardik Pandya) from team India could not perform well.
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