Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru· latest contract 2026

BATIPL

CricOptics rating

4.9 / 5

Rated as a batter · 14 matches in the last year, newest weighted most

How is this rated?

Batter

Role

India

Country

pace · Right-arm medium

Bowling

₹21.00 Cr

Latest price

retention · 2026 · IPL 2027 not announced yet

₹21.00 Cr

Highest price

retention 2026

2008–2026

Seen in our data

282 matches

Price history

What this player was paid, season by season.

Latest: ₹21.00 Cr

Highest: ₹21.00 Cr (retention 2026)

Auction prices and retention or trade salaries share the line. A retention is a negotiated salary, not a bid.

Season summary

Their own figures in each season, one season at a time.

Season rating /10

7.2

Matches

Runs

675

Strike rate

165.8

Average

56.3

Wickets

–

Recent matches

Their last matches in our data, newest first, each rated out of 10.

Date	Opponent	Result	Bat	Bowl	Rating /10
31 May 2026	GT	W5 wkts	75* (42)	–	8.6
26 May 2026	GT	W92 runs	43 (25)	–	6.9
22 May 2026	SRH	L55 runs	15 (11)	–	5.9
17 May 2026	PBKS	W23 runs	58 (37)	–	6.8
13 May 2026	KKR	W6 wkts	105* (60)	–	8.9
10 May 2026	MI	W2 wkts	0 (1)	–	–
7 May 2026	LSG	L9 runs	0 (2)	–	–
30 Apr 2026	GT	L4 wkts	28 (13)	–	7.2
27 Apr 2026	DC	W9 wkts	23* (15)	–	7.4
24 Apr 2026	GT	W5 wkts	81 (44)	–	8.3

Career stats

Career-to-date through the 2026 season, from ball-by-ball match data.

BattingPrimary

Matches: 282
Runs: 9346
Average: 40.46
Strike rate: 134.86
Fours: 847
Sixes: 317

Bowling

Wickets: 4
Economy: 8.80
Average: 92.00
Strike rate: 62.75

Fielding

Catches: 126
Stumpings: 0

All T20 cricket

Every T20 and T20 international in our match archive, not only the IPL or WPL. Men's domestic T20 is included; Indian domestic women's T20 is not in the data.

Matches: 400
Internationals: 118
Runs: 13299
Average: 42.5
Strike rate: 135.1
50s / 100s: 105 / 9
Wickets: 8
Economy: 8.52
High score: 113
Years: 2008–2026

Where this comes from and how current it is. Match records are from Cricsheet, a free ball-by-ball archive. It refreshes by itself every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, so matches from the last few days may not be in yet. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is only partly covered: seasons 2015/16 and 2017/18 to 2024/25, about 58% of its matches, and nothing after December 2024. Indian domestic women’s T20 is not covered at all. A match missing here does not mean the player did not play it.

Auction history

Every auction this player was sold at, from the dataset.

No auction rows

This player has no sold-at-auction records in the dataset.

Retentions, trades and releases

How this player arrived at (or left) a club when it was not an auction. A retention is a negotiated salary capped by the retention rules — it is not an auction price, and the two are not comparable.


2026	Retained	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹21.00 Cr	₹ 21 crore (US$2.2 million)
2025	Retained	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹21.00 Cr	₹ 21 crore (US$2.2 million)
2024	Retained	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹15.00 Cr	₹ 15 crore (US$1.6 million)
2023	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹15.00 Cr	₹15 crore
2022	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹15.00 Cr	₹ 15 crore (US$1.6 million)
2021	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹17.00 Cr	₹ 17 crore (US$1.8 million)
2020	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹17.00 Cr	₹ 17 crore (US$1.8 million)
2019	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹17.00 Cr	₹ 17 crore (US$1.8 million)
2018	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹17.00 Cr	₹ 17 crore (US$1.8 million)
2014	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹12.50 Cr	₹1,250 lakh
2011	Retained	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹8.40 Cr	$1,800,000
2008	Drafted	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹0.22 Cr	US$50,000

Season by season

Career-to-date totals at the end of each season they played.

Career-to-date stats by season

2026	282	9346	40.46	134.86	317	4	8.80	92.00
2025	266	8671	39.59	132.93	292	4	8.80	92.00
2024	251	8014	38.71	132.05	273	4	8.80	92.00
2023	236	7273	37.30	130.11	235	4	8.80	92.00
2022	222	6634	36.25	129.24	219	4	8.80	92.00
2021	206	6293	37.46	130.05	211	4	8.80	92.00
2020	191	5888	38.23	130.84	202	4	8.80	92.00
2019	176	5417	37.88	131.67	191	4	8.80	92.00
2018	162	4953	38.40	130.82	178	4	8.80	92.00
2017	148	4423	37.48	129.90	160	4	8.80	92.00
2016	138	4115	38.10	130.51	149	4	8.80	92.00
2015	122	3142	32.73	125.03	111	4	8.69	88.75
2014	106	2637	31.02	123.98	88	4	8.85	86.25
2013	92	2278	31.64	124.28	72	4	8.85	86.25
2012	76	1639	28.26	119.29	50	4	8.85	86.25
2011	61	1275	28.33	121.66	40	4	8.22	74.00
2010	45	718	21.76	122.11	24	2	8.26	78.50
2009	29	411	18.68	109.31	12	2	7.83	53.50
2008	13	165	15.00	105.10	4	2	7.96	30.50

This season's stats

What they actually did in that season alone — not the career-to-date total above. Click a season for the full breakdown.

This season's own stats, by season

2026	675	56.25	165.85	—	—
2025	657	54.75	144.71	—	—
2024	741	61.75	154.70	—	—
2023	639	53.25	139.82	—	—
2022	341	24.36	115.99	—	—
2021	405	28.93	119.47	—	—
2020	466	42.36	121.35	—	—
2019	464	33.14	141.46	—	—
2018	530	48.18	139.11	—	—
2017	308	30.80	122.22	—	—
2016	973	81.08	152.03	0	13.00
2015	505	45.91	130.83	0	5.45
2014	359	27.62	122.11	—	—
2013	634	45.29	138.73	—	—
2012	364	30.33	111.66	0	16.33
2011	557	46.42	121.09	2	8.18
2010	307	27.91	144.81	0	9.38
2009	246	22.36	112.33	0	7.67
2008	165	15.00	105.10	2	7.96

About Virat Kohli

Written from our own data: date of birth and birthplace from Wikidata, figures from ball-by-ball match data, prices from the auction and retention tables.

Virat Kohli is a 37-year-old batter from India, born in Delhi on 5 November 1988. Their most recent retention on record is with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2026).

Across 282 IPL matches between 2008 and 2026, Virat Kohli scored 9346 runs at an average of 40.5 and a strike rate of 134.9 and took 4 wickets at an economy rate of 8.80. In their latest season in our data (2026), they made 675 runs at a strike rate of 165.8.

The highest price on record is ₹21.00 Cr (retention, 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru).

IPL 2027 retentions have not been announced yet, so Virat Kohli's 2027 contract is not on record.

Auction value

What this player would likely go for in the next auction, from the same market model as the Predictor page.

If Virat Kohli were in the IPL 2027 auction

₹21.00 Cr

likely range ₹15.75 Cr to ₹27.00 Cr

Rank: #6 of 168 active players
Current salary: ₹21.00 Cr

An estimate of the market price, not a promise. How it is built and how accurate it was is on the Predictor page.

Virat Kohli has no sold-at-auction record: they were retained, drafted or signed outside an auction, so there is no sold price to show. The estimate above uses their contracts and record instead.