Virat Kohli Breaks Chris Gayle's Long-Standing Six-Hitting Record During IPL Match Vs KKR

Virat Kohli in action for RCB during IPL 2024 (BCCI)

RCB zealot Virat Kohli attained a significant feat for his franchise through the course of his latest batting spectacle. Turning up for his team in match number 10 of the IPL 2024 season against KKR at Bengaluru, Kohli smacked three sixes by the time of completing his half-century, and bludgeoned another huge hit in his unbeaten knock.

During his six-laden innings, the cricketer surpassed former teammate Chris Gayle to become RCB’s leading six-hitter of all time in IPL.

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Following Virat Kohli’s landmark maximum, here at OneCricket, we take a look at an updated list of five RCB batters with most sixes to their names in IPL matches.

Most sixes for RCB in IPL, ft. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli tonked the 240th six of his IPL profile during RCB’s IPL 2024 match against KKR on March 29. The maximum in question helped him surpass Chris Gayle’s RCB tally of 239 sixes to become the leading six-hitter for the franchise.

Former cricketer and RCB’s ‘Hall of Famer’ AB De Villiers is third on the illustrious list with 238 boundary-clearing hits to his name. Active cricketers Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis also constitute RCB’s overall top five list, despite joining the franchise as late as in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Here is a look at RCB’s leading six-hitters in IPL.

Top five leading six-hitters for RCB in IPL:

Notably, Chris Gayle leads RCB’s overall six-hitting race with 263 maximums spread across IPL as well as CLT20 matches.

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, sits on an illustrious pile of 255 sixes across all his T20 appearances for the franchise.

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