New record for Kohli! Indian batsman with most T20 runs

When the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain got to 37 during his innings of 52, he became the Indian batsman with most runs in Twenty20 (International and domestic) cricket in a calendar year.

Rajneesh Gupta presents the top T20 batsmen.

IMAGE: Virat Kohli hits out. Photograph: BCCI

Virat Kohli established a new Indian record in Monday's Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

When the Royal Challengers captain got to 37 during his innings of 52, he became the Indian batsman with most runs in Twenty20 (International and domestic) cricket in a calendar year.

He went past Suresh Raina's tally of 1042 runs in 2010.

The following table shows Indian batsmen with most T20 runs in a calendar year:

	Year	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100s	50s
Virat Kohli	2016	20	1058	100*	96.20	137.83	1	11
Suresh Raina	2010	29	1042	101	47.36	149.71	1	8
Gautam Gambhir	2012	35	950	93	30.64	128.37	0	7
Robin Uthappa	2014	25	949	85*	41.26	135.18	0	7
Virat Kohli	2011	28	941	84*	40.91	128.20	0	7
Murali Vijay	2010	27	860	127	34.40	133.54	1	5
Suresh Raina	2014	28	845	109*	42.25	150.08	1	6
Virat Kohli	2012	30	835	78*	33.40	122.61	0	6
Suresh Raina	2012	37	814	73	29.07	132.78	0	2

With around eight months still remaining in the year, Kohli has the opportunity to make an appearance in the list of batsmen with most T20 runs in a calendar year.

The list is dominated by Chris Gayle, who holds the first four slots.

Most T20 runs in a calendar year:

	Year	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100s	50s
Chris Gayle	2015	36	1665	151*	59.46	164.52	3	10
Chris Gayle	2012	40	1532	128*	47.87	151.68	3	13
Chris Gayle	2011	31	1497	109*	57.57	174.67	4	10
Chris Gayle	2013	33	1344	175*	49.77	149.66	3	7
David Hussey	2010	49	1275	81*	36.42	133.36	0	7
Ryan ten Doeschate	2013	44	1248	95*	37.81	148.21	0	8
Lendl Simmons	2014	37	1209	100*	37.78	123.61	1	9
Dwayne Smith	2014	44	1203	110*	29.34	129.35	2	7
David Warner	2011	33	1181	135*	42.17	136.84	3	7

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