RCB batting coach Dinesh Karthik praised former captain Virat Kohli after the 36-year-old surpassed the 9,000-run mark playing for RCB. Calling Kohli a "genius par excellence", Karthik said, "Across 18 seasons, he already averages, not averages, he has got 9,000 runs, which is 500 runs a season." Kohli has scored 8,606 IPL runs and 424 CLT20 runs for the franchise.