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Virat Kohli and Babar Azam (Image: Screengrab/X)
Virat Kohli precocious became the archetypal subordinate to implicit 9,000 runs successful the IPL, achieving the milestone during a lucifer against Delhi Capitals. This feat not lone makes him the highest run-scorer successful the league but besides places him astatine the apical among players with the astir runs for a azygous franchise successful T20 cricket, adjacent beyond home leagues worldwide.
When each T20 leagues are considered, Kohli inactive leads the charts for the astir runs scored successful T20 league tournament, underlining his unmatched consistency and loyalty successful the format.The Indian Premier League (IPL), introduced successful 2008, remains the oldest and astir prestigious T20 league. Kohli is 1 of lone 4 players, alongside Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, and Manish Pandey, to person featured successful each IPL play from 2008 to 2026.
This singular longevity has played a cardinal relation successful cementing Kohli’s presumption arsenic 1 of the top T20 batters, yet making him the starring run-scorer successful IPL history.
Major T20 Leagues Around the World
Beyond the IPL, respective large T20 leagues person emerged globally, bringing unneurotic apical players successful highly competitory environments. These include:
- IPL (Indian Premier League) – India (since 2008)
- BBL (Big Bash League) – Australia (since 2011)
- BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) – Bangladesh (since 2012)
- CPL (Caribbean Premier League) – West Indies (since 2013)
- PSL (Pakistan Super League) – Pakistan (since 2016)
- LPL (Lanka Premier League) – Sri Lanka (since 2020)
- SA20 – South Africa (since 2023)
- MLC (Major League Cricket) – USA (since 2023)
- ILT20 (International League T20) – UAE (since 2024)
With Kohli already astatine the acme successful the IPL, it’s worthy exploring however different leagues compare, each boasting its ain starring run-scorers who person shaped their tournaments implicit the years. Here's database of starring tally scorer of each T20 league tourney implicit the world:
| 1 | IPL | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9012 |
| 2 | PSL | Babar Azam | Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi | 4337 |
| 3 | BBL | Chris Lynn | Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat | 4133 |
| 4 | BPL | Tamim Iqbal | Chittagong Kings, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Platoon, Duronto Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Minister Group Dhaka | 3835 |
| 5 | CPL | Johnson Charles | Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados Royals, Barbados Tridents, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Kings, St Lucia Stars, St Lucia Zouks | 3519 |
| 6 | LPL | Avishka Fernando | Dambulla Aura, Jaffna Kings, Jaffna Stallions | 1544 |
| 7 | SA20 | Ryan Rickelton | MI Cape Town | 1349 |
| 8 | MLC | Tom Banton | Dubai Capitals, MI Emirates | 989 |
| 9 | ILT20 | Faf du Plessis | Texas Super Kings | 888 |
