KL Rahul Break Virat Kohli Record: In the match against Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium, KL Rahul (KL Rahul) completed 8000 runs in T20 cricket by hitting a bang six. He became the fastest Indian batsman to do this feat. Leaving behind veterans like Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul achieved this position in just 224 innings.
KL Rahul created history on Sunday. In the 60th match of IPL 2025 against Gujarat Titans, he completed his 8000 runs in T20 cricket as soon as he hit a six. Rahul needed 33 runs to complete 8000 runs before this match, which he completed on the fifth ball of the sixth over with a six to Kagiso Rabada. With this brilliant shot, he became the fastest Indian to score 8000 runs in T20.
Indian batsman who scored the most runs in T20 cricket
- Virat Kohli – 13,391 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 12,130 runs
- Shikhar Dhawan – 9,797 runs
- Suresh Raina – 8,654 runs
- Suryakumar Yadav – 8,413 runs
- KL Rahul – 8,003* Run
Rahul did this feat in the 224th innings, while Virat Kohli had 243 innings for this. Shikhar Dhawan touched this figure in 277 innings. Talking about the worldwide record, Rahul is at number three in this list. It is only faster than Chris Gayle (213 innings) and Babar Azam (218 innings).
The fastest 8000 runs in T20 cricket (by innings)
- Chris Gayle – West Indies – 213 innings
- Babur Azam – Pakistan – 218 innings
- KL Rahul – India – 224 innings
- Virat Kohli – India – 243 innings
- Mohammad Rizwan – Pakistan – 244 innings
With this point, Rahul has become the sixth Indian to score 8000 or more runs in T20. In IPL 2025, he has scored more than 400 runs so far and has the top scorer of Delhi Capitals.
