IPL 2019: 3 Records Virat Kohli might break in 2019 season
Virat Kohli has been one player who has been insanely consistent across all formats. He gives his fullest when he takes to the pitch and his fighting spirit has helped India win some difficult tours in the recent past. IPL is no different for him as he has been giving hard times to the bowlers with his excellent form.
IPL 2019 is set to start by the end of next month and to be honest, the wait for IPL has been the same irrespective of the fact that the World Cup will be starting shortly after the tournament. Kohli will pile up runs as usual and will be hoping to lead his team to the title. Though 2018 wasn’t a great year for Kohli in the IPL, opponents would be wary of the fact that he’s dangerous on any given day.
We here list three records that Kohli can break in the upcoming season :
#1. Most Runs in IPL
In the past two seasons, Kohli and Suresh Raina have being giving each other a tough fight in topping the runs chart. Raina topped the list at the end of last year as Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore weren’t able to reach the playoffs while Chennai Super Kings clinched the title due to which Raina played a few extra games that allowed him to take the lead. Currently, Raina has 4985 runs in 176 matches while Kohli has 4948 runs in 163 matches thus falling short by 37 runs.
The upcoming season will see a huge competition between the two veterans to top the chart. If Kohli can outplay Raina, which is quite possible with the terrific form he is in, he might end up as the leading run scorer. Also, Kohli will also look to seal the 5000 run mark first which is just a matter of time for Raina who’s just short by 15 runs...An exciting contest awaits!