Former RCB skipper and the modern-day batting great, Virat Kohli scored his 8th century in his IPL career since he started playing in the tournament in the inaugural season in the year 2008. Kohli’s hundred against RR in the 19th match of the current season was also the first century in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024.
However, experts questioned Kohli’s ‘slow’ approach while completing his century against IPL as it was also the ‘slowest’ century in the 16-year-long history of the Indian Premier League.
Here’s a look at Virat Kohli’s IPL centuries:
8. 113* runs off 72 balls against RR – IPL 2024
It is also the most recent century scored by Virat Kohli in his IPL career; this century came in the 19th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. It was the 8th century for Virat Kohli since he started playing in this cash-rich Indian franchise T20 league. With this century, Kohli continued being the batter with the highest number of centuries in the history of IPL.
However, this most recent century scored by Virat Kohli faced a bit of criticism for the star batter’s ‘slow’ approach as it has also been recorded as the ‘slowest’ century in the history of the Indian Premier League. Speaking of Virat’s 8 IPL centuries, it can be ranked at the 8th spot in the list of his all centuries.
7. 100 runs off 63 balls against SRH – IPL 2023
It was during the last edition of the Indian Premier League in 2023 when Virat Kohli scored 2 centuries in the tournament. One of his two hundred in IPL 2023 came against SRH in a league stage match of the tournament.
In this match, Kohli scored 100 runs off 63 balls; this century knock of the former RCB skipper in IPL 2023 ranks 7th while ranking Virat Kohli’s IPL centuries.
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6. 100* runs off 63 balls against Gujarat Lions – IPL 2016
IPL 2016 was undoubtedly the golden season for Virat Kohli in his entire IPL career of 16 years; in this season, he registered a massive number of 973 runs, which is still the highest number of runs scored by a batter in any single season of the Indian Premier League. Apart from the massive number of runs, Kohli also scored 4 centuries in the 2016 edition of the tournament.
One of his four centuries in this season came against the then-new franchise Gujarat Lions; in this game, the former RCB skipper played an unbeaten knock of 100 runs off 63 balls; this hundred ranks 6th in the ranking of his Kohli’s IPL centuries.
5. 101 runs off 61 balls against Gujarat Titans – IPL 2023
One of the two centuries for Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League 2023 was scored by him in the game against Gujarat Titans. Against the IPL 2022 champions, Kohli scored 101 runs off 61 balls to register another century in his illustrious IPL career.
This knock against Gujarat Titans ranks 5th among the list of Kohli’s 8 centuries in terms of ranking on the grounds of the strike rate he registered in scoring these centuries.
4. 100 runs off 58 balls against KKR – IPL 2019
5 years back in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League in the year 2019, Kohli registered one century throughout the season; it came against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2019 game. Kohli scored this century when RCB needed him to rise on the occasion.
He scored 100 runs off 58 balls; it is in the 4th spot when it’s about discussing and rating the intensity of the IPL centuries scored by the former Indian skipper while playing for RCB.
3. 108* runs off 58 balls against RPS – IPL 2016
Alongside Gujarat Lions, another new team Rising Pune Supergiants made their debut in the Indian Premier League 2016. This was after the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings were banned by the authorities in a probe regarding a spot-fixing scandal. In one of the games of IPL 2024, RPS took on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
In this match, the then-skipper of RCB, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 108 runs off just 58 balls. This knock against RPS is in the third spot while rating the IPL centuries scored by Virat Kohli.
2. 109 runs off 55 balls against Gujarat Lions – IPL 2016
In his sensational journey throughout the entire season of the Indian Premier League 2016, Kohli scored 2 of his 4 centuries against Gujarat Lions. In one of the two centuries against Gujarat Lions, Kohli scored 109 runs off just 55 balls.
Among the 8 centuries scored by Virat Kohli in his entire Indian Premier League career, this century against 109 runs off just 55 balls against the Lions is the second-best century among all the 8 scored by him.
1. 113 runs off 50 balls against PBKS - IPL 2016
Undoubtedly, it is one of the best-ever knocks played by Virat Kohli in his 16-year-long IPL career. It also came in the 2016 season of the tournament, which is still the best season with the bat for Virat Kohli in his long and illustrious career in the franchise league.
Former RCB skipper smashed 113 runs off just 50 balls against Punjab Kings in a league game of the Indian Premier League 2016. With the massive strike rate achieved by Kohli in this knock, it is the top-most and best century among all the 8 IPL centuries Virat Kohli has scored in his IPL career.