Virat Kohli Becomes IPL’s Most Capped Player and Scores 14,000 T20 Runs
Virat Kohli Caps Off Milestone, Becomes IPL’s Most-Capped Player
Virat Kohli entered the record books on May 14, becoming the most capped player in the history of the Indian Premier League. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur is Kohli’s 279th match in the tournament.
He has surpassed the likes of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have competed in 278 games. Dhoni has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rising Pune Supergiants in the cash-rich league, whereas Rohit has competed for the Deccan Chargers and the Mumbai Indians. Rohit started his IPL journey with Deccan Chargers, and after spending three seasons with the Chargers, he moved to Mumbai in 2011 and has been playing for them.
Most Matches in IPL
- Virat Kohli – 279
- MS Dhoni – 278
- Rohit Sharma – 278
- Ravindra Jadeja – 265
- Dinesh Karthik – 257
- Shikhar Dhawan – 222
- R Ashwin – 221
- Ajinkya Rahane – 209
- Suresh Raina – 205
- Robin Uthappa – 202
Kohli has played all the matches for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He is the only player in the world to play all the 19th seasons of the IPL for one franchise. Sunil Narine is in the second spot in the list of players with the most matches for one team in the IPL.
Most Appearances for One Franchise in IPL
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 279
- Sunil Narine (KKR) – 199
- Kieron Pollard (MI) – 189
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – 156
- Lasith Malinga (MI) – 122
In the ongoing match between RCB and KKR in Raipur, he became the first Indian batter to score 14,000 runs in T20s.
