Kannur Lokesh Rahul Has Scored These Many Runs In A Fewer Innings Than The King In T20 Cricket

Kannur Lokesh Rahul Has Taken Fewer Innings Than The King To Reach The 8,000 Runs In T20 Cricket

However, Kannur Lokesh Rahul can be proud of this one huge record which he has overtaken the legend of the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli. One more record which Rahul holds is that, he has smashed the second fastest century in the Indian Premier League history. He took just 14 deliveries to achieve this record in this career of the IPL.

Apart from that, Kannur Lokesh Rahul has also reached the 5,000 runs barrier in the Indian Premier League. Rahul took just 130 runs to score that many runs in this cash rich league tournament while the IPL and Indian team legend, Virat Kohli, is the third fastest batter to score 5k runs in the tournament. The King took 157 innings to score that many runs which Rahul scored in 130 innings in the IPL.

Other than these two records, Kannur Lokesh Rahul has also overtaken the King, Virat Kohli in one more milestone. Now the Karnataka batsman has scored the 8000 runs in a fewer innings and he is also the fastest player from the Men in Blue to achieve this record in T20 cricket.

When Kannur Lokesh Rahul scored his 5th century in the Indian Premier League in the match played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans, Rahul also scored 8,000 runs in his IPL career and that too in a fewer innings than Virat Kohli. The King achieved this record in 243 innings and Rahul scored it in 224 innings.

Top 6 Indian Batsmen Who Have Scored 8,000 Runs In Fewer Innings Of T20s

The number of innings played by some of India's best T20 batsmen is shown in the table. Rohit Sharma is in first place with 294 innings, followed by Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina. Over the years, these reliable players have contributed significantly to India's success in various T20 formats.