India, April 28 -- Virat Kohli reached 9,000 IPL runs on a night when there was not much else to do. Delhi Capitals had been bowled out for 75 by Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. RCB knocked off the runs in 6.3 overs, and Kohli finished unbeaten, having scored the 11 (he finished the innings on 23* off 15) he needed to get to the number. Nine-wicket win. Job done. First batter in IPL history to 9,000 runs. He probably walked off and had a glass of water.

The milestone matters. But what matters more is the position he is now in.

After eight matches of IPL 2026, Kohli is at 9,012 runs. He needs 988 to reach 10,000. Given the kind of cricket he has been playing since 2023, that is not a distant target anymore. It is a specific, tracka...