Virat Kohli etched his name in the history books once again as he became the second-fastest batter to reach 13,000 runs in T20 cricket during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

The 36-year-old reached the milestone when he scored his 17th run in the match -- becoming the first Indian and only the fifth player overall to cross the 13,000-run mark in T20s -- before reaching fifty off 29 balls with a six off Vignesh Puthur. 

Kohli achieved the feat in his 386th innings, placing him second on the all-time list behind West Indies great Chris Gayle, who reached the milestone in 381 innings. Kohli surpassed England's Alex Hales by a staggering 90 innings to clinch the second spot.

Since his T20 debut in 2007 for Delhi, Kohli has been a force in the format. Over 8,000 of his T20 runs have come in the IPL, where he also leads among Indians in centuries, with nine to his name — eight of them in the IPL alone.

With this latest landmark, Kohli further cements his legacy as one of the greatest batters in the shortest format of the game.