Twitter Reacts as Guinness World Records Showcases Virat Kohlis Dominance

Virat Kohli will be playing his 19th IPL season, as he sets his eyes on another title. As the defending champions, his team also enters the campaign as the top contenders. Recently, the Guinness World Records posted on their social media handles regarding King Kohli's IPL Records.

Virat Kohli continues to reign supreme in the IPL, having multiple records to his name. While he may not have many trophies to his name, his contribution to the team and the tournament itself has been memorable. Now in IPL 2026, he will be entering as the defending champions for the very first time.

And his records in the IPL have been appreciated by the Guinness World Records. They posted on their official Twitter handle, highlighting all the records being held by Virat Kohli in the tournament. The list of records being posted by them also shows how Virat has dominated in the Indian Premier League.

He has the record of most runs in the history of the IPL, scoring 8661 runs. And how can we forget about the most prominent record made by him, for the most runs in a single season. Kohli made 973 runs alone in the 2016 season, the highest by any player in the history of the game.

Here's how Twitter has reacted to the same.

Quote for the King

It is true that every team has its own great players or prodigies. But for RCB, they have had The King in their team since the start of the tournament.

Comparision

A Twitter user literally showed the King's dominance with his words. He said that the IPL is the weakest of all 4 formats he has played, and still he has been able to dominate in it.

Adding to the List

While Guinness World Records mentioned a few records being held by Virat Kohli, they still missed out on a few. A Twitter user completed the same by saying that Kohli also holds the record of most IPL matches for a team, playing more than 260 for RCB.