‘King Kohli’s’ Top 10 Records (image- instagram/indiancricketteam)
Indian former captain Virat Kohli celebrated his 35th birthday on Sunday, November 5. Fan favourite Kohli always remained as India’s top celebrity endorser for a remarkable five consecutive years. Kohli influence transcends borders, in terms of Instagram followers, only to be outranked by football players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. As Virat celebrated his birthday, let’s rewind to some of his top records in his career.
- The Indian batsman equaled the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most ODI centuries (49) on his birthday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the match against South Africa in the 2023 ICC World Cup.
- Virat Kohli is known for his capability to adapt to various situations on the field making him a cricketing legend. He is the fastest man in One Day International (ODI) cricket to score 8000, 9000, 10000, 12000, and 13000 runs.
- In 2016, his name was etched into the T20 World Cup history books by becoming the first player to win consecutive “Man of the tournament” awards.
- Virat Kohli holds the record of having most number of fifties scored in T20 Internationals with 38 fifties to his name.
- He achieved the remarkable milestone in his career by notching up seven centuries, the highest number of centuries in a single IPL edition.
- Virat Kohli being the most reliable captain for the Indian team, became the first captain ever to score two double-centuries.
- Virat’s consistency and outstanding performances across formats has made him the holder of the record of most Player of the series awards. He has a total of 20 awards to his name.
- The 35-year-old ranks second, just behind Sachin with 79 centuries to his name.
- The chase master holds the top spot for the highest runs scored in T20Is with 4008 runs.
- Kohli etched his name in history by hitting the most number of centuries by a player against a single team, Sri Lanka.
