Indian batting legend Virat Kohli had a record-shattering start to his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign. After a stellar performance in Champions Trophy, Virat has carried his form into IPL 2025, making an immediate impact for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
In IPL 2025 season opener, Kohli’s unbeaten half-century guided RCB to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Alongside his match-winning knock, he also set a historic milestone in IPL history.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st batter to achieve unique IPL feat
During the 11th over against KKR, Kohli took a single to complete 1,000 runs against them in IPL history. With this, he became the first-ever batter to score 1,000 IPL runs against four different teams – KKR, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Punjab Kings.
Only Rohit Sharma and David Warner had previously reached 1,000 runs against KKR, but Kohli now holds this record against multiple teams.
Fan breaches security to show respect to Kohli
A dramatic moment unfolded during KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 match when an emotional fan broke through security and sprinted onto the field toward Kohli.
The fan threw a ball at his feet and attempted to touch them in reverence. Kohli was momentarily surprised but remained composed, calmly signaling security to handle the situation.
Moment Of The Match ❤️
A Fan Branches Everything For Virat Kohli And Touches His Feet What A Madness As A Fan Pure Kattar Kolhi Supporter 🥺❤️..#ViratKohli𓃵 | #KKRvRCB pic.twitter.com/6bcZ6eer3H
— Harsh 17 (@harsh03443) March 22, 2025
Instances of fans invading the field are not uncommon in the IPL, but such breaches pose serious security risks. With increasing concerns over player safety, IPL officials may consider implementing stricter security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Playing XIs
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
KKR: Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.
