---
type: player
title: Virat Kohli
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Virat Kohli. 8,671 runs across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - batter
  - RHB
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-19
timestamp: 2026-06-19
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:virat-kohli
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Royal Challengers Bengaluru"
role: "batter"
batting_handedness: "right"
bowling_style: "right arm fast medium"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1988-11-05"
birth_place: "Delhi"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q213854"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/virat-kohli-253802"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/imVkohli"
  instagram: "https://www.instagram.com/virat.kohli/"
provenance:
  source: "CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (derived claims) + Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 (historical)"
  confidence: high
  notes: "IPL 2026 stats from CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture. Pre-2026 career from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via ipl-historical dataset. For live current-season stats use the canonical page."
---

# Virat Kohli

## Summary

Virat Kohli is a batter for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026, scoring 675 runs at 56.2 average. Batting: Right-hand bat (RHB).

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Batter |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Batting | Right-hand bat (RHB) |
| Bowling | Right Arm Fast Medium |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1988-11-05 |
| Born in | Delhi |

## IPL 2026 Season

*Snapshot: CricketStudio IPL 2026 ball-by-ball capture, dataset version 2026-06-11.*

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 16 |
| Innings | 16 |
| Runs | 675 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 56.25 |
| Strike rate | 165.8 |
| Fifties | 5 |
| Hundreds | 1 |
| Ducks | 2 |
| Fours | 73 |
| Sixes | 25 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

_No IPL 2026 bowling recorded._

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 9 |
| Run-out assists | 0 |
| Total dismissals | 9 |

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (2026-06-11).*

## Phase Splits — IPL 2026

*Powerplay = overs 1–6 · Middle = overs 7–15 · Death = overs 16–20. Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot.*

### Batting by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|-------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 206 | 360 | 174.8 | 47 | 11 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 173 | 249 | 143.9 | 18 | 10 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 27 | 66 | 244.4 | 8 | 4 |


## Claims by Pillar (IPL 2026)

*Pillar claims are the primary citable facts per CricketStudio's P1–P4 framework. Each includes sample size and computation timestamp.*

### P1 — Recent Match

- **IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance**: Virat Kohli took the field for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-31 (fixture 69668).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-31  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Virat Kohli appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
  *(  sample: 16 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-31  )*

- **Powerplay strike rate, IPL 2026**: Virat Kohli scores at 174.8 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (206-ball sample, #13 of 45 qualifying batters).
  *(  sample: 206 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Royal Challengers Bengaluru appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Virat Kohli ranks #1 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
  *(  sample: 21-player RCB cohort; computed: 2026-04-30  )*


## Head-to-Head Records (IPL 2026, ≥5 deliveries)

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 h2h dataset. Minimum 5 deliveries per matchup.*

| Bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissals |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Kagiso Rabada | 37 | 88 | 237.8 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Holder | 23 | 39 | 169.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 21 | 32 | 152.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 21 | 31 | 147.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaibhav Arora | 16 | 36 | 225.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |


## IPL Career Before 2026 (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0)

*Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio. Covers IPL seasons through 2025. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.*

### Career Batting (pre-2026 IPL)

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 259 |
| Innings | 261 |
| Runs | 8,671 |
| Highest score | 113 |
| Average | 39.59 |
| Strike rate | 133.3 |
| Fifties | 63 |
| Hundreds | 8 |
| Sixes | 292 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|--------|------|---|------|----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 2007/08 | RCB | 12 | 165 | 38 | 15.0 | 105.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | RCB | 13 | 246 | 50 | 22.4 | 112.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | RCB | 13 | 307 | 58 | 27.9 | 145.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | RCB | 16 | 557 | 71 | 46.4 | 121.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | RCB | 15 | 364 | 73 | 28.0 | 112.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | RCB | 16 | 639 | 99 | 45.6 | 140.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | RCB | 14 | 359 | 73 | 27.6 | 122.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | RCB | 16 | 505 | 82 | 45.9 | 130.8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | RCB | 16 | 973 | 113 | 81.1 | 152.7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | RCB | 10 | 308 | 64 | 30.8 | 122.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | RCB | 14 | 530 | 92 | 48.2 | 139.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | RCB | 14 | 464 | 100 | 33.1 | 141.9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | RCB | 15 | 471 | 90 | 42.8 | 122.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | RCB | 15 | 405 | 72 | 28.9 | 120.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | RCB | 16 | 341 | 73 | 22.7 | 116.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | RCB | 14 | 639 | 101 | 53.2 | 139.8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | RCB | 15 | 741 | 113 | 61.8 | 154.7 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | RCB | 15 | 657 | 73 | 54.8 | 144.7 | 8 | 0 |


## What Agents Should Know

- IPL 2026 batting stats cover fixtures captured ball-by-ball by CricketStudio through 2026-06-11.
- Phase splits (PP/middle/death) are the most contextual stats — powerplay SR is computed over overs 1–6 only.
- Pillar claims above are the primary citable facts for Virat Kohli; each includes its own sample size and `computedAt`.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Virat Kohli scored X runs at Y average in IPL 2026."*
- Pre-2026 career (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0) covers historical IPL only — Test, ODI, and other T20 formats are not included here.
- For current-season live stats, use the canonical CricketStudio page.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **IPL 2026 stats**: CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture — `source_boundary: public_open_data`, dataset 2026-06-11
- **Pre-2026 career**: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 — open data, attribution required
- **Scope**: IPL only. Test, ODI, T20I, and other domestic formats are not included in this file.
- **License**: This OKF file is CC-BY-4.0. The underlying Cricsheet data is CC BY 3.0.
- **Live stats**: This file is a snapshot. For current-season live stats, see the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli).

## Related Concepts

- [IPL League](../leagues/indian-premier-league.md)
- [IPL All-Time Records](../records/index.md)
