India, April 30 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting stalwart Virat Kohli continues to touch uncharted territories, etching records for fun amid the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The right-handed batter has now become the first batter to muster 12000 T20 runs in Asia and leads the list by a distance, accomplishing it against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad.

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Kohli achieved the record only in 340 T20 innings and now has 12012 runs in Asia. The next best tally in that department belongs to Shoaib Malik (10252), followed by Rohit Sharma (10023), Babar Azam (9423), David Warner (8972) and Shikhar Dhawan (8930). Kohli, meanwhile, t...