9 IPL records that may never be broken

2. Most runs and centuries in a single season

Virat Kohli

2016 was one of the best years of Virat Kohli in his IPL career. It was also one of RCB’s best years in the tournament. Going into the tournament, Virat didn’t have such a great record and hadn’t even scored a single ton yet.

But all that change once he found his rhythm. He started scoring runs freely and it was helping his team.

Kohl scored his maiden IPL ton against Gujarat Lions when he scored 100 to help his team reach 180. Although it was in a losing effort, he was awarded the man of the match.

His second century was against Rising Pune Supergiants when he scored 108 from 58 deliveries helping RCB chase down the target of 191 runs.

His third century came against Gujarat Lions again when he scored 109 runs from 55 deliveries. He was involved in a 239 run partnership with AB de Villiers which saw RCB post 248 runs in 20 overs. This was his 3rd ton of the season. He also became the first player to score 3 centuries in a single season.

His fourth and final century was against KXIP when he scored 113 runs. This was his most impressive knock yet. After being injured while fielding and receiving 7 stitches on his left hand, Virat came back in the second innings and fought through the pain to score a blistering hundred and help his team go through to the playoffs. What’s even more impressive is that two of these four centuries came within a span of just 10 days.

Kohli set another record in the season when he became the first player to score more than 900 runs in a single IPL season. He scored a total of 973 runs and won the orange cap, but RCB still couldn’t lift the trophy that year.