Kohli Surpasses Gayle for Most Sixers Struck in IPL for RCB

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Virat Kohli surpassed Chris Gayle to take the top spot on the record of the most sixes by a Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player. This happened on Friday during the team's game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. To take the lead, Kohli hit his 240th six in the IPL. In actuality, throughout his fluid knock that evening, Kohli hit four fours and as many sixes.

Most Sixes for RCB in the IPL:

1. 241 – Virat Kohli
2. 239 – Chris Gayle
3. 238 – AB de Villiers
4. 67 – Glenn Maxwell
5. 50 – Faf du Plessis

Other Records:

After scoring a sophisticated fifty against Punjab Kings the other night, Kohli also reached his 52nd fifty in the IPL. He now holds 101 fifty-plus scores in the game's shortest format. He is now the third batter in the world and the first Indian to accomplish this feat in T20 cricket.

With 110 fifty-plus scores and 14562 runs, "Universe Boss" Chris Gayle leads the statistics. Veteran Australian hitter David Warner is next with 109 fifty-plus scores and 12094 runs. Kohli had also overtook former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Suresh Raina to the top of the list of Indians with the most catches in T20 cricket.

On Friday, Kohli’s skillful unbeaten fifty formed the foundation of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s competitive 182/6. Kohli brought his fifty in 36 balls whereas other batters generally struggled for momentum and timing.