Virat Kohli Sets New Benchmark, Leaves KL Rahul Behind in IPL Sixes
People recognize Virat Kohli as a player who hits regular boundaries instead of hitting home runs. The batter maintains a strong technical foundation which enables him to establish the record for most fours in the IPL. He demonstrated his six-hitting ability during the match between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants because most people overlook this aspect of his game.
Kohli's ability to hit sixes in T20 matches continues to go unrecognized by most people. The right-handed opener made history at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium when he broke KL Rahul's record to reach a significant achievement.
The RCB opener hit a huge six against LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi. The stylish batter reached a new milestone by breaking the record which made him the Indian opener with the most sixes in IPL history.
Kohli surpassed KL Rahul's record of 184 sixes by hitting his 185th six as an opener for IPL matches.
Indian openers with most IPL sixes:
185: Virat Kohli
148: Rohit Sharma
143: Shikhar Dhawan
118: Shubman Gill
Most sixes as opener in IPL:
326 - Chris Gayle
210 - David Warner
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184 - KL Rahul
159 - Faf du plessis
148 - Rohit Sharma
143 - Shikhar Dhawan
139 - Jos Buttler
134 - Q de Kock
124 - B McCullum
118 - Shubman Gill
Chris Gayle maintains his first-place position in the overall IPL list because he has hit 326 sixes. He remains much ahead of David Warner who holds second place after hitting 210 sixes.
Kohli now holds third place with 185 sixes which he achieved through his batting as an opener. KL Rahul follows behind him while Rohit Sharma comes next with 148 sixes which he hit while playing as an opener. Kohli entered the IPL 2026 season with something to prove. He scored runs consistently during the 2024 and 2025 seasons yet people kept questioning his T20 strike rate.
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Kohli has eliminated all doubts about his abilities through his performance during the first five matches of IPL 2026 season. The star batter has scored 228 runs in five games, including two fifties. His tournament strike rate of 158.33 exceeds the performance of multiple power hitters who compete in the event. He achieved his Orange Cap victory by scoring 49 runs against LSG which brought him ahead of Heinrich Klaasen.
Kohli played poorly against the Mumbai Indians because he tried to compete while he had a fever. LSG powerplay showed his return to full form. LSG started the match by scoring 146 runs which Kohli used to lead the batting chase. He scored a quick 49 and anchored the innings while others added useful runs. RCB completed their target after 15.1 overs which allowed them to take first place in the standing.