Kolkata, March 21 -- As star India batter Virat Kohli takes to the field for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign opener against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens, he will become the third Indian player to play 400 T20s or more.

After retiring from T20Is last year at the peak of his powers, with a T20 World Cup title and a match-winning knock in the final under his belt, Virat's IPL season promises to be a lot more different but still very similar.

In 399 T20s, Virat has scored 12,886 runs in 382 innings at an average of 41.43, with nine centuries and 97 fifties. His best score is 122*.

After Dinesh Karthik (412 matches) and Rohit Sharma (448 matches), he will be the third player from India to pla...