18 August 2008, when Virat Kohli made his international debut against Sri Lanka as an opener with Gautam Gambhir. It was Monday, in the first ODI of the series, Team India’s first batting came out. Gambhir was dismissed for ‘0’, while Virat Kohli also followed him, who scored only 12 runs in his international debut (Virat Kohli Debut). Today, Virat’s debut has completed 17 years. On this occasion, take a look at the list of 10 strong records of Virat’s career.
10 big records of Virat Kohli’s career
India’s most successful Test captain- In the Test, India found veteran captains like Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly. But Virat Kohli became India’s most successful captain in the Test, whose Under Team India registered 40 wins in 68 Tests. India’s win percentage was 58.82 under Virat’s captaincy.
The highest century in ODIs- Virat Kohli has scored 51 centuries in ODI cricket, which is a world record. He is also the only cricketer in the world to touch the 50 century mark in ODI cricket. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 49 centuries at number two.
Real Chase Master- Virat Kohli is not called Chase Master like this. ODI has come in cricket while chasing his 28 centuries, he is 11 centuries ahead of Sachin Tendulkar at number two.
The highest run in an ODI World Cup- Virat Kohli has the record of scoring the most runs in one ODI World Cup. He had scored 765 runs in the 2023 World Cup, while no other batsman could even touch 700 runs in the same World Cup.
82 centuries in international cricket- Sachin Tendulkar has scored the highest century in international cricket, whose names are 100 centuries. If someone has come closest to them so far, then he is Virat Kohli. Virat has scored 82 centuries in his career so far.
Virat’s name 4 ICC Trophy- Virat Kohli has won 4 ICC Trophy with the Indian team in his career. The series started from the 2011 ODI World Cup, then won the 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 T20 World Cup and then the 2025 Champions Trophy.
The fastest 14,000 ODI runs- Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the fastest 14,000 runs. He achieved this position in just 287 innings. He took 63 less innings from Sachin Tendulkar in this case.
The highest fifty in T20- Virat Kohli has scored 38 half -centuries in international T20 cricket, which is the highest. In this case, there is a second number of Babar Azam of Pakistan, who has put 36 fifty so far.
The highest run in T20 World Cup knockout matches- Virat Kohli has scored 373 runs in the history of T20 World Cup knockout matches. This record is still his name after retirement.
More than 27,000 runs- There were only 4 batsmen who touched the 27,000 runs in international cricket. Virat is currently third in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket. Ahead of him is Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs).
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