Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper KL Rahul on Wednesday broke his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) counterpart Virat Kohli’s record during and Indian Premier League (IPL) contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad as he became the fastest Indian to reach the 5000-run mark in T20 cricket.
While Kohli had reached the mark in 167 innings, Rahul achieved the feat in just 143rd innings.
Significantly, the PBKS skipper needed just a run in the match and he got off the mark on the very first ball bowled in the contest.
Meanwhile, Rahul also became the second fastest in the world to achieve the milestone, only after Chris Gayle, who had taken 132 innings to achieve the feat.
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