IPL 2024: These 3 players are going to break Virat Kohli’s record, will score more than 973 runs this season


Shubhman Gill scored 890 runs in 17 matches in the last IPL season at an average of 59.33 and strike rate of 157.80.

Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images)

These 3 players can break Virat Kohli’s record of 973 runs in the IPL: IPL 2024 is going to hit the fans soon. The first match of the season will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22 in Chennai. Virat Kohli had withdrawn from the five-match Test series against England due to personal reasons. Virat Kohli is ready to entertain the fans by returning to the field from the inaugural season of IPL. Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer batsman in the history of IPL.

Virat Kohli has scored 7263 runs in 237 matches at an average of 37.25 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Which includes 50 half-centuries and 7 centuries. Kohli’s highest score is 113 runs. Virat Kohli is also the batsman who has scored the most runs in a single season of IPL, whose record no one has been able to break till now.

Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches in the 2016 IPL season at an average of 81.08 and strike rate of 152.03. Which included 7 half-centuries and 4 centuries. Virat Kohli’s highest score was 113 runs. In the upcoming season of IPL, 3 batsmen can create history by breaking this record of Virat Kohli. Let us know the names of those 3 batsmen-

IPL 2024: These 3 players can break Virat Kohli’s record of 973 runs in one season

3. Rituraj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

Ruturaj Gaikwad plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL league. Under the leadership of Dhoni, Ruturaj has improved his game season after season. In IPL 2021, Ruturaj scored 635 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45.35 and strike rate of 136.26. Which included 4 half-centuries and 1 century, Ruturaj’s highest score was 101* runs. Rituraj won the Orange Cap in the 2021 season, this season CSK also became the champion. IPL 2022 was not that special for Ruturaj Gaikwad, he was able to score 368 runs in 14 matches.

In IPL 2023, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 590 runs in 16 matches at an average of 42.14 and strike rate of 147.50. In the IPL league so far, Ruturaj has scored 1797 runs in 52 matches at a strike rate of 39.07 and 135.52. Rituraj Gaikwad is also in excellent form. Ruturaj Gaikwad can bat explosively while playing for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season of IPL. We can also break Virat Kohli’s record.

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RCB bought this player for Rs 2.6 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (Image Credit- Twitter The fortunes of young English cricketer Jacob Bethell, who was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, have brightened. It has only been a few days since he made his Test cricket debut for England that the 21-year-old player has received a two-year central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). With this contract, Batal was now seen playing cricket in the English team with established players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Also, let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, RCB had bought the young player for Rs 2.6 crore. He can be seen opening with Virat Kohli in the upcoming season. This 21 year old young cricketer recently made his debut in Test cricket against New Zealand. So before this, he has also made ODI and T20 debut in the domestic white ball series against a strong team like Australia. According to Cricbuzz reports, apart from Jacob Batlle, the ECB has also extended the contracts of England’s bowling trio Joffra Archer, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse till 2026. Cricketers who got central contract of ECB 2024-25 for two years: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham). for one year: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Nottinghamshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

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