Alongside becoming the first Indian batter and fastest globally to complete 14,000 runs in the history of T20 cricket, Virat Kohli also holds the distinction of possessing the highest batting average among all six players to have crossed the 14,000-run mark in the shortest format of the game.
With his career average standing at a remarkable 42.25, Kohli remains the only batter in this elite group to maintain an average above 40, surpassing legends like Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Alex Hales, and Jos Buttler, who are averaging well below the 40-mark, further emphasizing the gap between Kohli and his contemporaries.
In IPL, Virat Kohli averages 40.10, the third-highest by any batter with a minimum of 5,000 runs in the tournament, trailing only KL Rahul and David Warner in this elite bracket of consistency.