Virat Kohli in IPL 2022, Team, Price, Ranking, Stats – All you need to know: Sensational batter Virat Kohli is all set to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season fifteen as a proper batter with no other second official onus. The responsibility of captaincy has now been removed from his shoulders, as his South African mate, Faf du Plessis has been named as the team skipper for the IPL 2022.
The former RCB captain took over the leadership duties from Daniel Vettori in 2013 and since then he was leading the side effectively.
Kohli has been a dangerous batter ever since he stepped into Indian cricket. The 33-years old, though, has been going through a pale patch in his career but is still a dangerous batter for the opposition. Although, Virat has failed to reach three figures in the last few years, but he has constantly scored the 50s for the team.
This article will take you through Virat Kohli in IPL 2022, Team, Price, Ranking, Stats and everything you need to know.
Virat Kohli Team in IPL 2022 and Price:
Legendary batter Virat Kohli will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season fifteen. Kohli was retained by RCB for INR 15 Crores ahead of the IPL mega auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), first, got the services of Virat Kohli in 2008, during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League. The cricketer was sold to RCB for a reported price of USD 30,000. Since then Virat Kohli has played only for RCB. In fact, Virat Kohli is the only cricketer who has featured for RCB in all the IPL editions.
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Virat Kohli Ranking and Stats in IPL:
Run-machine Virat Kohli is at the pinnacle of the Indian Premier League (IPL) batters ranking. Kohli has scored the most runs in the history of the tournament.
The dashing batter has scored 6283 runs in a total of 207 matches at an average of 37.39. On top of that, Kohli has slammed five hundred apart from his 42 half-centuries.
The second on the highest run-getters list is Shikhar Dhawan with 5784 runs followed by Rohit Sharma with 5611 runs.
Virat Kohli Scores in each IPL season:
IPL Seasons | Total Runs Scored by Virat Kohli |
2021 | 405 |
2020 | 466 |
2019 | 464 |
2018 | 530 |
2017 | 208 |
2016 | 973 |
2015 | 505 |
2014 | 359 |
2013 | 634 |
2012 | 364 |
2011 | 557 |
2010 | 307 |
2009 | 246 |
2008 | 165 |
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