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Virat Kohli becomes second skipper after MS Dhoni to score 4000 IPL runs

Written by N Krishnamurthy

Virat Kohli added another accolade to his already illustrious career by becoming the second cricketer after MS Dhoni to score 4000 runs as skipper in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain achieved the impressive feat during his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.

Dhoni was the first skipper to claim the record and he has scored 4084 runs in the tournament history as a skipper.

Kohli also became the second batsman to score 500-plus runs against SRH in IPL history after Chennai Super Kings opener Shane Watson who has scored 523 runs in 16 matches with three fifty-plus scores.

 

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