Wednesday , December 25 2024

RCBvsPBKS: Kohli breaks Dhoni's 'Virat' record, just one step behind Sharma

Veteran batsman Virat Kohli, who plays for RCB, has performed brilliantly against Punjab Kings. Kohli played an innings of 92 runs in just 47 balls in this match. Meanwhile, 7 fours and 6 sixes were also seen from his bat. The special thing is that Kohli scored runs at a strike rate of 195. For this reason, after the victory of RCB, he was given the Player of the Match award. With this award, Kohli has broken the record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Kohli is one step ahead of Dhoni

This was Virat Kohli's 18th Man of the Match award in the history of IPL. By winning this award, Kohli has left Mahi behind and has equaled Indian team captain Rohit Sharma. Before this match, both Dhoni and Kohli had 17 Player of the Match awards in IPL, but now Kohli has gone one step ahead of Mahi. In this way, Rohit Sharma has a total of 19 Player of the Match awards in IPL.

Who has the most POTM in IPL?

Former South African batsman AB de Villiers is the player who has won the most Player of the Match awards in the IPL. AB has a total of 25 Player of the Match awards in his name. Apart from this, the name of Chris Gayle comes at second place, who has won a total of 22 Player of the Match awards. Rohit Sharma's name is at third place with 19 'POTM' awards. Along with this, Australian batsman David Warner is also on par with Kohli. Warner has also won 18 Player of the Match awards in the IPL.