Virat Kohli became the first IPL player to record four straight 600-run seasons during RCB’s Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, ANI reported. He scored 43 off 25 balls, with five fours and a six, taking his 2026 tally to 600 runs in 15 innings at an average of 50.00 and strike rate of 164.38.

Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting icon Virat Kohli became the first Indian Premier League (IPL) in history to register four successive 600-run seasons on Tuesday.

Virat achieved this milestone in the Qualifier one against the Gujarat Titans (GT), scoring a quickfire 43 in 25 balls, with five fours and a six at a strike rate of 172.00.

In 15 innings this season, Virat has scored 600 runs at an average of 50.00 and a strike rate of 164.38 (his best in a season), with a century and four fifties and a best score of 105*.

After suffering a slump during the 2022-season, where he made just 341 runs in 16 matches at an average of 22.73 with just two fifties, Virat's comeback in the IPL and reinvention as a T20 cricketer has been extraordinary, especially considering his growing age and the fact he retired from T20Is after 2024 T20 World Cup, improving his numbers season by season in different aspects.