Virat Kohli’s Epic Feat in IPL 2025-A Season to Remember

Virat Kohli has once again made his fans proud with a record-breaking season in IPL 2025. He became the first batter in IPL history to score 9000 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Kohli achieved this special milestone when he reached 24 runs against Lucknow Super Giants. This was a moment that will be remembered for a long time. In the same match he smashed a quick half-century in just 27 balls showing that he still has the hunger to perform at the highest level. Kohli’s journey in the IPL has been nothing short of amazing. He is the top run-getter in the history of the tournament with 8552 runs from 264 matches and 256 innings. His average of 39.59 is just brilliant and he has made eight centuries and 62 half-centuries. His highest score is an unbeaten 113 which indicates his capability to play long innings.

In this RCB season he has been sensational. He has scored 548 runs in 12 innings with an average of 60.88. His strike rate has been superb at 145.35 and he has hit seven half-centuries with the best score being 73 not out. Kohli’s consistency has been a key factor in RCB’s journey this season. He also became the first batter in IPL history to have scored 600 or more runs in five different seasons. This includes the years 2013 2016 2023 2024 and now 2025. No other player has managed this feat which again shows Kohli’s class and ability to stay at the top year after year.

Not only in the IPL, Kohli has performed equally well in the then-existing Champions League T20 for RCB. In 15 games he has made 424 runs at an average of 38.54. His highest score in that competition was 84 not out and he also made two half-centuries. This indicates that whenever Kohli takes the field he has an intensity and focus that cannot be observed often.

In the same game, Rishabh Pant made his best batting effort of the season. He made an unbeaten 118 off 61 balls for Lucknow Super Giants. Pant had not done that well throughout the season with only one fifty so far but he got his best timing when he needed it most. He was raining boundaries and sixes and ensured that LSG accumulated a huge total of 226 for 3 in their 20 overs. This was the biggest chase ever posted at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Pant was accompanied by Mitchell Marsh, who played an excellent innings for 67 from 37 balls. Marsh went past the 600-run barrier for the season and was in prime form.

Pant's innings was packed with attacking shots. He began with boundaries and sixes in the power-play overs. In one over he struck two sixes and two fours to give the tone. Pant was playing without any pressure as his team were out of playoff race and he had no pressure. He played his shots without any kind of concern and it was reflected in his innings. Pant's century was off only 54 balls and he smashed 11 boundaries and eight sixes in the process. This was his second IPL century and a reminder of how dangerous he is when once he gets going.

For RCB, the bowlers couldn't keep Pant and Marsh in check. They experimented with different bowlers but none were able to stem the run flow. Even Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was restored to the attack, was smashed for two huge sixes by Marsh. Finally, he was able to get Marsh out with a good ball that caught the outside edge but the damage was already done. Pooran came in later and scored 13 runs off 10 balls but was out in the final over.

Despite Pant’s heroics Kohli’s milestone was the biggest highlight of the match. His ability to keep scoring runs consistently year after year is what makes him special. He has been the face of RCB for so many years and this season was no different. Each time he arrives at the crease, he displays an amount of determination and concentration that the fans enjoy watching. His most runs for one team in Men's T20s record is another milestone that speaks volumes. Kohli has made 9004 runs for RCB which is the highest by any batsman for one team. He is ahead of Rohit Sharma who has scored 6060 runs for Mumbai Indians and Suresh Raina who has 5528 runs for Chennai Super Kings.

Virat Kohli’s journey in the IPL is a story of hard work and dedication. From his early days to now he has shown that he is one of the best batters in the world. Each time he manages to return stronger than before, and this year was no exception. His innings against LSG was another testament to how he is capable of taking the game on his own. He reached the mark of 9000 runs with such ease and was as comfortable as ever at the crease.

As the season of IPL 2025 enters the playoffs RCB fans will be expecting Kohli to maintain his scorching form. He has already proved that he is capable of performing under pressure and delivering on big occasions. His capacity for scoring large volumes of runs and leading from the front is what makes him one of the all-time greats of IPL.

Pant's knock was also an indication of how the mood of a team can change with one innings. Despite the fact that LSG were out of the playoff contention Pant played as if it were a final. His shots were unadulterated and his timing was spot on. It was a treat for fans to witness as he attacked the bowlers and controlled the game.

In the end the match was a celebration of batting with both Pant and Kohli showing their class. While Pant’s innings was brilliant it was Kohli’s milestone that stole the show. Fans will remember this season as the one where Kohli became the first to score 9000 runs for one team and that is a record that will be hard to break. His capacity to reinvent himself and remain one step ahead of the competition is what renders him a legend of the game.