Openers to score most runs in IPL history, Kohli creates new record

10 - Jos Buttler; Matches: 74, Runs: 2929 runs, HS: 124

9 - Quinton de Kock; Matches: 104, Runs: 3135 runs, HS: 140*

8 - Gautam Gambhir; Matches: 123, Runs: 3597 runs, HS: 93

7 - Faf du Plessis; Matches: 105, Runs: 3628 runs, HS: 96

6 - Ajinkya Rahane; Matches: 123, Runs: 3637 runs, HS: 105*

5 - KL Rahul; Matches: 93, Runs: 3965 runs, HS: 132*

4 - Virat Kohli; Matches: 107, Runs: 4041 runs, HS: 113*

3 - Chris Gayle; Matches: 123, Runs: 4480 runs, HS: 175*

2 - David Warner; Matches: 162, Runs: 5909 runs, HS: 126

1 - Shikhar Dhawan; Matches: 202, Runs: 6362 runs, HS: 106*

Kohli is now the first RCB player to score 4000 runs as an opener in the Indian cash-rich league