IPL 2025: IPL 2025 is going to start from March 22. The first match of season-18 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli has also joined the RCB camp. Virat Kohli was the highest run scorer last season, now once again King Kohli is ready to make a splash. Virat has been playing for RCB since the inception of IPL, but till date Kohli has not been able to achieve any special achievement in IPL history. Whereas from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah, everyone has achieved this special feat once in IPL history.

Virat could not do this feat

Virat Kohli captained Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL for a long time. Under his captaincy, RCB also reached the finals once. Overall, RCB has reached the IPL finals three times, but has not become the champion till date. Virat Kohli has been a part of the team as many times as RCB has reached the IPL final. Virat Kohli has never been able to become the Player of the Match in an IPL final till date. Whereas Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah have become the Player of the Match in the IPL final 1-1 times.

RCB reached the IPL final 3 times

The Royal Challengers Bangalore team reached the IPL final for the first time in 2009. Then the team was led by Anil Kumble, but RCB had to face defeat at the hands of Deccan Chargers in the final. The player of the match at that time was RCB captain Anil Kumble. He bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 16 runs.

Virat Kohli’s captaincy

After this, RCB reached the final of IPL in the year 2011. Then RCB had to face defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings. Then in the year 2016, RCB reached the final of IPL. During that time, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, RCB had to face defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad. At that time, Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Ben Cutting became the Player of the Match. He played an unbeaten innings of 39 runs in 15 balls in the final.

Virat Kohli’s statistics in IPL

Virat Kohli has played 252 matches in IPL so far. While batting, Kohli has scored 8004 runs. Which includes 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries. Kohli’s best innings in IPL is 113 runs. Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL.