One of the greatest batsmen in the world, Virat Kohli, often known as King Kohli, was the captain of Team India for a spell and is now 35 years old. He was born on November 5th.
On his birthday, let’s discover the five exceptional records that King Kohli possesses.
1. Exceptional Test and ODI player:
Virat Kohli is the fifth-highest run scorer in Tests, After 111 Test matches, Virat Kohli has scored 8,676 runs at an average of 49.29, The contemporary mastermind scored 29 centuries and 29 fifties, with a peak score in the format of 254*.
Virat Kohli is undoubtedly the reigning king of T20 cricket, holding multiple records including the most man-of-the-match and man-of-series awards, and the highest number of runs ever scored in the competition.
In the 115 matches he has played so far, Kohli has scored 4,008 runs with a strike rate of 137.97 and an average of 52.73. With the highest score of 122*, Kohli accomplished a century and 37 half-centuries in the format.
2. Most successful test captain for India:
Since taking over the team’s captaincy for five years in a row, India has been the most successful Test captain in history thanks to Virat Kohli.
40 wins, 17 losses, and 11 draws have been recorded by Virat as India’s captain in 68 matches.
3. ODI maestro:
In the history of the ODI format, Virat Kohli is unquestionably one of the best batsmen to have ever played. The 35-year-old is second-highest for India in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) behind his idol, Sachin Tendulkar, and the fourth-highest run scorer in the format.
4. Second-highest ODI centuries:
Currently, Virat is trying to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most centuries in One-Day Internationals. The Little Master leads with 49 centuries in 463 matches, whereas Kohli, who has played significantly fewer matches (288), has 48 centuries and will be attempting to pass Tendulkar in the current World Cup.
5. Chase Master Kohli:
Virat Kohli has been the primary reason behind India’s successful chases in the past decade, earning the title of “Chase Master.” He has amassed 5,786 runs at an impressive average of 90.40 in successful ODI run chases, including 23 centuries and 25 half-centuries.
Other records set by Virat Kohli include the following:
- Most runs: 26,209*
- Most double centuries: 7*
- Most centuries: 78*
- Most half centuries: 136*
- Most ODI runs: 13,525*
- Most ODI centuries: 48*
- Most T20 runs: 4008*
- Most Asia Cup runs: 1,171
- Most ICC runs: 3,142*
- Most ICC knockout runs: 656*
- Most ICC final runs: 280*
- Most ICC awards: 9*
In addition, he is the fastest to reach 8,000–13,000 ODI run milestones.
The Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade goes to Virat Kohli as well.