Kohli Creates Record, First Batter to Hit 800 Fours in IPL

Virat Kohli scripted history by becoming the first batter in the Indian Premier League to hit 800 fours. He achieved the milestone during his 81-run knock for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Gujarat Titans on Friday. 

Kohli now has 807 boundaries in 274 IPL matches, the most by any batter in the tournament’s history. He is well ahead of second-placed Shikhar Dhawan, who has 768 fours.

Kohli also became only the third batter to smash 300 sixes in IPL history, after Chris Gayle (357 sixes) and Rohit Sharma



(310 sixes). Kohli now has 303 sixes to his name.

He scored 81 runs off 44 balls against GT, hitting eight boundaries and four sixes. With this knock, he also claimed the Orange Cap as the leading run-scorer in IPL 2026. In the match, Kohli, along with Devdutt Padikkal, guided the Rajat Patidar-led side to a remarkable win, chasing down a target of 206 with seven balls to spare. 

RCB faced an early setback as GT pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed opener Jacob Bethell, reducing them to 26/1 in three overs.