At a glance: Kohli's seven 500-plus run IPL seasons so far

RCBs talismanic batsman Virat Kohli continued to defy the law of averages criticism and crossed the 500run mark in the IPL for the seventh time joining Australias David Warner in an elite company of batters who have achieved this feat the most number of timesHe is the firstever Indian player to have scored 500 or more runs in seven IPL seasons In the match against GT Kohli looked in great touch scoring an unbeaten 70 in 44 balls with six fours and three sixes His runs came at a strike rate of 15909In the ongoing IPL 2024 season Kohli is the leading runscorer with 500 runs in 10 innings at an average of 7142 and a strike rate of 14749 with a century and four fifties His best score is 113Let us look at his other 500plus run seasons of his storied IPL career in which has represented RCB for its entirety2011 The 2011 season of the IPL proved to be a breakthrough one for Kohli He finished as the secondhighest runscorer behind Chris Gayle 608 runs He scored 557 runs in 16 matches at an average of 4642 and a strike rate of 12109 Four halfcenturies came from his bat with the best score of 712013 Though RCB narrowly missed out on a playoff spot following a fifthplace finish Kohli still ended up as the thirdhighest rungetter behind Michael Hussey 733 and Chris Gayle 708 He scored 634 runs in 16 matches at an average of 4529 and a strike rate of 13873 with six halfcenturies His best score was 99 This was also his first season as a captain for RCB2015 The consistent Kohli continued his fine run in IPL scoring 505 runs in 16 matches at an average of 4591 and a strike rate of 13083 with three halfcenturies His best score was 82 Kohli finished as the fifthhighest rungetter2016 The 2016 season was one to remember for RCB fan as Kohli touched the highest peak and delivered one of the strongest individual performances in a sports tournament His 973 runs in 16 games at an average of 8108 and a strike rate of 15203 singlehandedly took the franchise to the finals It also included four brilliant centuries and seven fifties The batter bagged the Orange Cap for his run tally and eight years later this record is unbrokenAlso ReadPant Samson in mix as wicketkeepers but no Rahul2018 Though RCB disappointed the fans this season with a sixthplace finish Kohli delivered yet another brilliant season with the bat scoring 530 runs at an average of 4818 and a strike rate of 13911 He scored four halfcenturies with the best score of 92 He was the seventhhighest rungetter2023 After a lean season in 2022 which saw him score just 341 runs at an average of around 22 Kohli made a big statement with his 2023 IPL season that he still belonged to the company of elites in T20s In 14 matches he slammed 639 runs at an average of 5325 and a strike rate of 13982 with two centuries and six fifties His best score was 101 Virat ended as the fourthhighest rungetterKohli is the highestrungetter in IPL history with 7763 runs in 247 matches and 239 innings at an average of 3843 and a strike rate of 13102 He has scored eight tons and 54 fifties His best score is 113Coming to the match halfcenturies from Sai Sudarshan 84 in 49 balls with 12 fours and four sixes and Shahrukh Khan 58 in 28 balls with three fours and five sixes helped GT overcome a slow start with the bat David Millers useful 26 in 19 balls with two fours and a six helped GT reach 2003 in 20 overs Swapnil Singh Mohammed Siraj and Maxwell got a wicket each In the runchase Faf Du Plessis the skipper 24 in 12 balls with a four and three sixes departed early but Jacks and Kohli put on a partnership to remember scoring 100 in 41 balls and 70 in 44 balls respectively to win the game for their side Jacks took home the Player of the Match awardRCB is lurking at the bottom with three wins seven losses and six points GT is at seventh with four wins six losses and eight pointsWith inputs from agencies