Breaking or reaching closer to Sachin Tendulkar's record in international cricket is still a distant dream for Virat Kohli, but the Indian Test skipper has managed to surpass his senior compatriot's Indian Premier League record as captain.
. . Royal Challengers Bangalore's Kohli became the first captain to score more than 500 runs in IPL in three different seasons and in doing so, he broke Sachin's record, who had achieved this feat twice as captain of the Mumbai Indians. Sachin plundered 618 runs in the 2010 edition and scored 553 runs in the 2011 edition of the IPL.
. . Needing 67 runs to complete 500 runs in IPL 2016 before RCB's match against Rising Pune Supergiants on Saturday, Kohli scored his second century of the season as he notched up an unbeaten 108 off 58 balls to help RCB