India, April 5 -- Virat Kohli's 28 off 18 against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday did not become one of his biggest IPL innings, but it still turned into a landmark one. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener moved past Rohit Sharma to register the most runs scored against a single opponent in T20 cricket, taking his overall tally against CSK to 1,188. He needed only two runs at the start of the match to go beyond Rohit's previous mark of 1,161 against Kolkata Knight Riders, and he got there inside the first over.

In T20 cricket, records against a single opponent are not easy to build because they demand more than just dominance. They require longevity, repeated selection, sustained batting quality and enough ...