Virat Kohli's 8th IPL hundred earns mixed reaction from netizens

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Virat Kohli has been in sublime form. He smashed a stunning hundred in the match against Rajasthan Royals.

Rai Sinha

Published - Apr 6, 2024, 21:15 IST | Updated - Apr 6, 2024, 21:15 IST

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Virat Kohli's 8th IPL hundred earns mixed reaction from netizens — i(x.com/bcci)

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Virat Kohli has been in sublime form. He smashed a stunning hundred (113*) in the match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 6, 2024.

However, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and asked RCB to bat first. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis got off to a flying start. Meanwhile, Kohli played some amazing shots against two of RR’s new ball bowlers – Trent Boult and Nandre Burger which left everyone in awe.

Meanwhile, he has reached his 8th IPL hundred in 67 balls. He remained unbeaten at 113 off 72 balls with 12 fours and 4 sixes as well. However, he had recorded two tons last season while amassing 639 runs in 14 matches. Furthermore, his knock also marked his highest score against RR in the IPL as well.

While Virat Kohli holds the overall record with eight centuries, his former RCB teammate Chris Gayle placed second with six hundred as well. David Warner, Shane Watson and KL Rahul have four hundreds each to their name whereas AB de Villiers, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill have three so far as well.

Players with most centuries in IPL history

Pos	Player	Team	Matches	Runs	100s
1.	Virat Kohli	RCB	242	7566	8
2.	Chris Gayle	KKR/RCB/PBKS	142	4965	6
3.	Jos Buttler	MI/RR	100	3258	5
4.	KL Rahul	SRH/RCB/PBKS/LSG	121	4256	4
5.	Shane Watson	RR/RCB/CSK	145	3874	4
6.	David Warner	SRH/DC	180	6545	4
7.	Shubman Gill	KKR/GT	95	2954	3
8.	Sanju Samson	DC/RR	155	3997	3
9.	AB de Villiers	DC/RCB	184	5162	3

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s 100 off 67 balls is the slowest-ever century in IPL on Indian soil and it is also the joint-slowest overall, alongside Manish Pandey who also took 67 balls for RCB against Deccan Chargers in Centurion in 2009 as well.