Virat Kohli Records List: You have to be supremely talented to have been called the successor to Sachin Tendulkar. You have to have shattered a ridiculous amount of records to be touted to break Tendulkar’s numbers by the time you retire.
That is what Virat Kohli has done over his career, which has spanned for 15 years. Hard work, determination, passion, composure, perseverance, and tenacity – he’s shown it all through his highest highs and lowest lows. Now he stands in the last phase of his career, but the hunger to break records and achieve milestones remains the same as it was during his peak years. If there was one word that could summarize Virat Kohli’s career, it would be ‘Consistency’.
The consistency with which the runs flew from his bat, the consistency with which he hunted down chases, the consistency with which he won India games both home and away is surreal, to say the least. Today, in the Virat Kohli Records List, we will look at some of the biggest records he’s broken, milestones achieved, and what lies in the future.
Virat Kohli Records List: 5 major records in international cricket
Most Hundreds Against One Team in ODIs
Out of his 47 ODI hundreds, Virat Kohli has cracked 10 of them against Sri Lanka alone, which is the most a batsman has hit against a single opposition in this format. Kohli also has 9 ODI centuries against West Indies, and Sachin Tendulkar also has 9 against Australia.
Virat Kohli ODI: Fastest to 8K, 9K, 10K, 11K, 12K, 13K ODI Runs
ODI format is undoubtedly Kohli’s best and the most suited format to his game. He has dominated ODIs throughout his career.
As we can see in Virat Kohli Stats and numbers, Kohli is the fastest batsman to 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, 12000, and 13000 ODI runs. Tendulkar had previously held the record for being the fastest to 13000 ODI runs, reaching that landmark in 321 innings, but Kohli needed only 267 innings for the same.
Virat Kohli T20I: Leading T20I Run-Scorer
Even though Kohli hasn’t played a lot of T20I cricket in recent years due to workload management, he remains the leading T20I run-scorer with 4008 runs.
According to the Virat Kohli Records List, He’s amassed this in 107 innings at an average of 52 with the help of 37 fifties and 1 century. Nobody has scored more T20I fifties than Kohli, and his average of 52 stands apart from the rest.
Most Player of The Series Award (Combined Test+ODI+T20I)
Kohli’s dominance and consistency across the three formats for over a dozen years is commendable. He’s racked up runs and awards against all opposition in all conditions.
Virat Kohli holds the joint-record for the most number of Player of the Series awards in international cricket. He has 20 Player of the Series awards in his 505-match career, the same number as Tendulkar had in his 664-match international career.
India’s most successful Test captain at home
No tribute to Kohli’s achievements in India colors goes without talking about his invincible home Test captaincy record.
Under Virat Kohli, India didn’t lose a single home Test series in 7 years and lost just two home Test matches out of 31 and won 24 of them – a stupendous show of dominance at home by any team in any era. The Win/Loss ratio of 12 at home under Kohli is simply outstanding; the next best being MS Dhoni’s 7 (21 wins, 3 losses).
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3 Records Virat Kohli can break in the future: Virat Kohli Records List
As per the Virat Kohli Records List, Kohli still has at least two-three years of top-flight cricket left in him. With his fitness and determination, he’s likely to play international cricket till the age of 37-38. Here are 3 records that are within his sight and can be broken before he retires.
Kohli set to take down Tendulkar’s 49 ODI Centuries Record
Every fan is excitedly awaiting the moment Virat Kohli will equal Tendulkar at 49 ODI centuries, and when he will surpass him to become the first man to hit 50 ODI centuries. He recently notched up his 47th ODI ton, and he could get to the 50 mark in the World Cup at home.
Kohli only man who can eye 100 Hundreds Record
Once Tendulkar sprinted ahead of his contemporaries, there was nobody to catch him in his era. Then, Kohli emerged as the heir to Tendulkar’s throne and laid the claim for it. He has 77 international hundreds – the second-most in the world – and is the only man who can challenge Tendulkar’s tally of 100 hundreds.
Virat Kohli Records List: He can become the first batsman to 5000 T20I runs
After the ODI World Cup 2023 finishes, the focus will be back on T20Is ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, and Kohli is likely to appear in that tournament. This would give him the chance to become the first batsman to reach the 5000 runs landmark in T20I cricket. He currently has 4008 T20I runs.
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