V Kohli on the threshold of writing a new record for most Twenty20 runs in a calendar year
V Kohli is on the threshold of rewriting a new Twenty20 record. He would be rewriting the record for most runs in a calendar year in Twenty20 games. He has scored 1614 runs in the calendar year 2016. The present record is held by CH Gayle who had amassed 1665 runs in the calendar year 2015. V Kohli needs 52 more runs to own the record for most runs in a calendar year to surpass CH Gayle’s aggregate of 1665. CH Gayle and V Kohli are the only two batsmen to amass 1600 plus runs in a calendar year in the history of Twenty20 games
| Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| CH Gayle | 2015 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1665 | 151* | 59.46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 135 |
| V Kohli | 2016 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 1614 | 113 | 89.66 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 153 | 047 |
CH Gayle represented Barisal Bulls, Jamaica Tallawahs, Melbourne Renegades, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, West Indies in calendar year 2015 while V Kohli represented India, Royal Challengers Bangalore in calendar year 2016. The following table furnished the performance of V Kohli in the calendar year 2016
| No | Inns | Score | Match | Date |
| 1 | 1 | 90* | India v Australia | 26 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | 59* | India v Australia | 29 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | 50 | India v Australia | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | India v Bangladesh | 24 Feb 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | 49 | India v Pakistan | 27 Feb 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | 56* | India v Sri Lanka | 01 Mar 2016 |
| 7 | DNB | India v United Arab Emirates | 03 Mar 2016 | |
| 8 | 7 | 41* | India v Bangladesh | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 9 | 8 | 23 | India v New Zealand | 15 Mar 2016 |
| 10 | 9 | 55* | India v Pakistan | 19 Mar 2016 |
| 11 | 10 | 24 | India v Bangladesh | 23 Mar 2016 |
| 12 | 11 | 82* | India v Australia | 27 Mar 2016 |
| 13 | 12 | 89* | India v West Indies | 31 Mar 2016 |
| 14 | 13 | 75 | RCB v Sunrisers | 12 Apr 2016 |
| 15 | 14 | 79 | RCB v Delhi Daredevils | 17 Apr 2016 |
| 16 | 15 | 33 | RCB v Mumbai Indians | 20 Apr 2016 |
| 17 | 16 | 80 | RCB v Rising Pune Supergiants | 22 Apr 2016 |
| 18 | 17 | 100* | RCB v Gujarat Lions | 24 Apr 2016 |
| 19 | 18 | 14 | RCB v Sunrisers | 30 Apr 2016 |
| 20 | 19 | 52 | RCB v Kolkata Knight Riders | 02 May 2016 |
| 21 | 20 | 108* | RCB v Rising Pune Supergiants | 07 May 2016 |
| 22 | 21 | 20 | RCB v Kings XI Punjab | 09 May 2016 |
| 23 | 22 | 7 | RCB v Mumbai Indians | 11 May 2016 |
| 24 | 23 | 109 | RCB v Gujarat Lions | 14 May 2016 |
| 25 | 24 | 75* | RCB v Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 May 2016 |
| 26 | 25 | 113 | RCB v Kings XI Punjab | 18 May 2016 |
| 27 | 26 | 54* | RCB v Delhi Daredevils | 22 May 2016 |
| 28 | 27 | 0 | RCB v Gujarat Lions | 24 May 2016 |
| 29 | 28 | 54 | RCB v Sunrisers | 29 May 2016 |
| 30 | 29 | 16 | India v West Indies | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 31 | DNB | India v West Indies | 28 Aug 2016 | |
| 31 | 29 | 1614 | Total |