Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper has become the 4th player to appear as captain in 150 T20 matches or more as they play Mumbai Indians on Monday.
The 10th fixture of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is going on in the Dubai International Stadium on September 29, as Royal Challengers Bangalore locked horns with Mumbai Indians. Both RCB and MI have won 1 and lost 1 in their campaign in IPL 2020 so far.
Virat Kohli’s Captaincy Under Spotlight As He Will Appear As Skipper In 150th T20 Match
While RCB have played both their matches in Dubai winning one against SRH and losing one to KXIP, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians played their opener against CSK and 2nd IPL 2020 fixture against KKR in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai Indians will now play their 3rd match at the Dubai International stadium against RCB, giving RCB a slight undue advantage.
While he will be looking forward to overhauling his limited-overs deputy of Team India in the clash on Monday, the Indian skipper will be making another entry into record books. His captaincy will be under the spotlight as he is ready to set earn his 150th cap as T20 captain when his team locks horns with Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians.
Virat Kohli Will Join MS Dhoni, Darren Sammy And Gautam Gambhir To Lead T20 Teams In 150 Or More Matches
By appearing in his 150th match as T20 captain, Virat Kohli will become the fourth captain to do so in the history of cricket. Before him, MS Dhoni, Darren Sammy and Gautam Gambhir have captained their respective T20 teams in a total of 150 matches or more. When RCB skipper will appear at the toss with Rohit Sharma, he will join this elite list of players.
Virat Kohli has captained RCB alone in 112 matches and is the 3rd most-capped captain in IPL after CSK’s MS Dhoni(177) and Gautam Gambhir (129) under whom KKR won IPL twice.
Moreover, he has led the T20I side in 37 matches and is only placed second after MS Dhoni (72) in terms of most matches as an Indian T20I captain.
Most matches as captain in T20 cricket:
MS Dhoni – 273*
Darren Sammy- 208
Gautam Gambhir- 170
Virat Kohli- 150*
Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in IPL history with 5430 runs in 180 matches but is yet to deliver in IPL 2020.