When playing the three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Virat Kohli is about to reach the milestone of 1000 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the two tournament heavyweights, will square off in a tantalizing match at the storied Eden Gardens on Saturday, March 22, to kick off the eagerly anticipated 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This will be the rematch of the first-ever IPL encounter, which took place during the season opener of the first edition of the competition. Swashbuckling New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs against RCB, giving the lucrative league a spectacular start.Prior to Kohli, only two batters had accomplished the remarkable feat. With 1093 runs in 28 innings at an incredible average of 43.72, Southpaw David Warner, who was not sold at this year’s auction, is now leading the total. Rohit Sharma, the former captain of the Mumbai Indians, is in second place with 1070 runs in 34 innings at an average of 39.62.
