Ajinkya Rahane, who has transformed his T20 game, dazzled on his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy debut with a 25-ball fifty, but it was Krunal's 3/29 that ensured that the defending champions fell well short of the 200-mark,

In the IPL, Kohli is the highest run-scorer with 8004 runs, including eight centuries. Kohli's 973-run tally in 2016 is a record to this day. In 2025, the 36-year-old will be playing under the leadership of Rajat Patidar.

Star India cricketer Virat Kohli became the third Indian cricketer to play 400 T20 matches in his career. Only Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik are ahead of him on the list. Interestingly, Kohli also completed 1000 IPL runs against KKR.