Virat Kohli, IPL 2026: How can Virat Kohli play and no record be broken? But, this record is a bit special. In the opening match of IPL 2026, Virat Kohli broke the record of the player who is currently playing in PSL i.e. Pakistan Super League. However, the record which was broken by Virat Kohli had been made by the player during his IPL playing days. We are talking about David Warner, who is currently the captain of Karachi Kings in PSL.
Virat broke Warner’s record
David Warner had the record of scoring the highest fifty plus score in IPL in a successful run chase. Virat Kohli undoubtedly had to play more innings than Warner but now he has left Warner behind in that matter. David Warner had scored 41 fifty plus scores in 79 innings. Whereas Virat Kohli broke his record by scoring 42 fifty plus in the 126th innings.
Number 1 Virat against 6 teams in IPL
In the opening match of IPL 2026 played between RCB and SRH, Virat Kohli not only broke the record of David Warner playing in PSL but also became number 1 against 6 teams of IPL. He achieved this number one title by recording the record of scoring the most runs against those 6 teams of IPL. The latest name added to this list of Virat Kohli is from SRH team.
Became number 1 against SRH
During the opening match of IPL 2026, Virat Kohli became the highest batsman scoring 874 runs against SRH. In this case he broke Sanju Samson’s record of 867 runs.
Become number 1 against PBKS, CSK, DC
Virat Kohli is the batsman who scored the highest score of 1159 runs against Punjab Kings in IPL. He has also maintained his dominance against Chennai Super Kings. Kohli has scored 1146 runs against CSK. Even against Delhi Capitals, Virat Kohli is the batsman scoring the most runs in IPL. He has scored 1130 runs against this team.
Bullying continues even against RR and GT
Even against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, Virat Kohli is in good form. So far he has scored 896 runs against this team. Apart from this, Virat Kohli has the most runs in IPL against Gujarat Titans. He has scored 351 runs against this team.