Alright, let me share how I actually went down the rabbit hole trying to find out the details about Virat Kohli’s longest six in the IPL. No fluff, just how it happened.
The Obsession Starts
Saw this flashy headline on my feed about Virat Kohli’s biggest IPL sixes last season. Really wanted to know where that monster hit landed. Honestly? Curiosity got the better of me. Started digging right then. Wanted hard stats, not some random guess.
Hitting a Wall
First stop? The big sites everyone uses for cricket scores. Went straight to the obvious one – you know where. Checked the match reports, highlights pages, even player profiles. Found Kohli’s season stats, total runs, boundaries… but nope. No specific list for longest sixes, and definitely no distance for that one huge hit everyone talks about. Frustrating!
Tried searching specific famous matches where he went big. Mumbai games, Chennai clashes… remembered Lucknow had some fireworks. Looked up innings breakdowns. Found videos! Amazing shots, crowd going wild… but guess what? No freaking number popping up showing how far that ball actually flew.
The Detective Work Kicks In
Stumbled across some posts about where the broadcasters might show it. Kept an eye out anytime Star Sports or one of those channels played Kohli highlights. Hoped maybe during a break, they’d show a stat graphic. Sometimes you get lucky, right? Wrong. During breaks, it was mostly ads or generic stats like strike rates. Felt like chasing ghosts!
Even tried fan forums and cricket groups I’m part of. Asked around: “Anyone remember where they showed Kohli’s biggest six distance last season?” Got a bunch of, “Yeah, it was massive!” replies. Cool, but useless. Others mentioned it might’ve been shown during the Wankhede game? Or maybe that Vizag stadium? Honestly, started mixing them up. A real hot mess. Knew he hit big ones at places like Lucknow’s Ekana too.
The Unexpected Find
Ended up watching replays. Seriously spent way too long scrubbing through matches. There was this one replay – looked like the one against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede, late in the season. Ball disappeared into the stands quick. And finally! Right then, just for a second, the graphic popped up. Didn’t even have time to grab a screenshot, but my brain caught it. Big number, meters. Reckon that was the one.
Felt stupid afterwards. All that digging, and it takes catching that one tiny broadcast graphic during a random replay. The official apps? Nada. The websites? Zilch. That specific juicy stat – how far the king actually sent it sailing – wasn’t just sitting there waiting to be found. Had to piece it together from scraps.
Next time someone asks me about Kohli’s longest six? Point them towards the broadcast replays when he bats at Wankhede. Good luck catching that fleeting graphic. After all that effort, I definitely needed a beer!
