KKR vs RCB / Virat will create history in his very first match, will join the special club of Rohit-DK

The 18th season of IPL 2025 will begin on March 22 with a match between KKR and RCB. This will be Virat Kohli's 400th T20 match, making him the third Indian to play 400+ matches along with Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik. Kohli is also close to scoring 13,000 T20 runs.

KKR vs RCB: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to start from Saturday (March 22). The first match of this season will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. This match will be very special for Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli, as it will be the 400th T20 match of his career. Kohli will become only the third Indian player after Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik to touch this milestone.

Indian players who played 400 matches in T20 cricket

Rohit Sharma – 448 matches
Dinesh Karthik – 412 matches
Virat Kohli – 399 matches (400th match against KKR)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 391 matches
Suresh Raina – 336 matches
Shikhar Dhawan – 334 matches

This historic match of Virat Kohli will add another chapter to his list of great achievements. In T20 cricket, he has so far scored a total of 12,886 runs in 399 matches with 9 centuries and 97 half-centuries. He needs only 114 runs to complete 13,000 runs this season.

Batters who scored 13,000 runs in T20 cricket

Chris Gayle – 14,562 runs
Alex Hales – 13,610 runs
Shoaib Malik – 13,537 runs
Kieron Pollard – 13,537 runs
David Warner – 12,913 runs
Virat Kohli – 12,886 runs

If Kohli scores 114 runs in the very first match, he will become the fifth batsman to join this prestigious club.

Kohli's dominance in IPL

Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL. So far, he has scored a total of 8,004 runs in 244 innings of 252 matches with the help of 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries. 705 fours and 272 sixes have come from his bat. In this way, Kohli has hit 977 boundaries in IPL. He needs only 23 fours or sixes to complete 1,000 boundaries.

Will Kohli create new history in IPL 2025?

All eyes will be on Virat Kohli this season. If he maintains his excellent form, he can not only complete 13,000 T20 runs but can also touch the figure of 1,000 boundaries in IPL.