IPL 2025: 3 Chris Gayle records Virat Kohli might break

Every franchise in the Indian Premier League has a set of players who are the quite literally the face of the franchise. As for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it is hard to look past Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli as individuals classified in the category mentioned above.

With Kohli starting off at RCB right since the league's inaugural season, it was not the same for Gayle. Having represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009 and 2010, Gayle entered into a setup with a whole lot of established cricketers in 2011.

It never seemed that there was a difference of a whopping nine years between Kohli and Gayle, as right from the very start, the two energetic cricketers clicked with everything they did together, be it on the field or off it. The bond only grew between the two, with both of them fostering their friendship to an unexplored dimension due to the various advertisements and off-the-record events and they would be a part of.  

Coming to their cricketing exploits for RCB, the duo opened the innings 28 times out of the 82 instances they played together, adn scored at a remarkable run rate of 9.05 during the time they spent at the together, amassing 1210 partnership runs. Four half-century and as many century stands were recorded between the two, proving enough ratification to the limitless threat the both of them posed to opposition franchises.

While Gayle's last year in RCB colours came in 2017, Kohli continues to go strongly in the red jersey. Together, the duo scripted many memorable moments, however, Kohli stands a chance to eclipse the T20 behemoth's records.

3 records of Chris Gayle Virat Kohli might break in IPL 2025

1) Three 700-plus runs seasons

2012 and 2013 were the only seasons Gayle played 15 IPL games or more. He rose to unparalleled heights as he butchered the living daylight out of the bowlers on his day. With 733 and 708 runs coming in the two seasons, Gayle instantly left a mark on the Indian league and established himself as one to watch out for.

As a matter of fact, RCB ended up in fifth position during both the seasons. It is almost certain that position on the table would have been significantly lower had the muscular Jamaican not dropped the extraordinary performances he managed to. 

Kohli has also had two seasons in which he has stockpiled a total of 700 runs to date. The first one came in his 10th season with the franchise, where he shattered all milestones to register a tally of 973 runs in a season, a record which remains unsurpassed to this day. The second one came in 2024, in which registered 741 runs in IPL 2024. If he manages to notch up a similar tally, he will stand clear of Gayle's record of two 700-plus seasons.