M. Chinnaswamy roared once again, and this time, it echoed through cricketing history. On April 24, 2025, under the blazing Bengaluru lights, Virat Kohli carved his name into the game's golden script—becoming the first batter ever to cross 3500 runs at a single venue in T20 cricket. No one else has done it. Not in India. Not anywhere. The milestone came in Kohli’s 105th innings at his beloved M. Chinnaswamy, his cricketing fortress since 2008.

Kohli’s bond with this ground is legendary. Over the years, he’s given fans centuries, chases, heartbreaks, and fireworks. But this—this was different. It proved longevity. Loyalty. Dominance. The 36-year-old RCB icon has already bagged five fifties in this tournament, proving his top form like last year.

The elite list of batters who’ve even touched the 3000-run mark at a single venue is small. Mushfiqur Rahim (3373 at Mirpur), James Vince (3253 at Southampton), Alex Hales (3241 at Nottingham), Tamim Iqbal (3238 at Mirpur), and Mahmudullah Riyad (3150 at Mirpur) follow—but none touch Kohli’s 3500.

And he’s not just piling runs. Kohli’s form this season has been menacing. Against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede, he became the second-fastest to 13,000 T20 runs, clocking it in his 386th innings. He’s also become only the second man in T20s to slam 100 fifties, joining David Warner in a rare club.

But he didn’t stop there. Versus Punjab Kings, Kohli eclipsed Warner again—this time for the most fifty-plus scores in IPL history. He now has 67. And counting. Kohli isn't just rewriting record books. He’s burning new chapters into them.

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