Virat Kohli is the second batter in the history of the Indian Premier League with most centuries after the Jamaican star Chris Gayle. In IPL 2016, Kohli was in furious form with as he scored four of his five IPL tons in that season. Here we bring a look at all his centuries for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Virat Kohli scored an explosive knock of 113 off just 50 balls as he guided RCB to a total of 211 runs. Notably Kohli scored 800 runs in that single edition of the IPL (2016).
In their chase of Rising Pune Supergiants' 191 total, Kohli opened the batting with KL Rahul. Being the skipper of RCB at that moment, Kohli remained unbeaten with 108 runs off 58, smacking 8 boundaries and 7 maximums.
This is a special knock for Virat Kohli as he made his first century of the Indian Premier League against the Gujarat Lions in match no.19 of the IPL 2016. He scored at an impressive strike rate of 158.73 smashing 11 boundaries and 1 six.
While AB De Villiers smashed 129 off 52 balls, Kohli alongside him smacked 109 off 55 balls. RCB put up a total of 248 in that game against Gujarat Lions and won it by 144 runs.
Virat Kohli's most recent IPL century came in 2019 against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. After opening the batting for RCB, Kohli smacked 9 fours and 4 sixes to complete his 58 ball 100. This was Virat Kohli's fifth century of the IPL.