Virat Kohli Got 71 PoTM Awards In International Cricket: Indian cricket team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning in the first ODI against New Zealand. He was given the Player of the Match award for the 71st time. In the first ODI of the year played in Vadodara, Virat scored 93 runs on 91 balls. Thanks to this explosive inning of Kohli, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. During this period, Virat has also completed the fastest 28 thousand runs in international cricket. During this he broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar. However, Virat missed his 85th international century by seven runs.

Virat Kohli sends award to his mother

In the presentation ceremony after the match, Virat Kohli was asked whether he himself knows how many ‘Player of the Match’ awards he has, to which Kohli replied, ‘To be honest, I have no idea. I send all my player of the match awards to my mother. He loves holding awards.

‘I always had confidence in my abilities’

Virat Kohli said in the presentation ceremony, ‘If I look at my entire journey, it is no less than a dream come true for me. I always believed in my abilities, I have worked very hard to get where I am today. God has given me a lot and I am very thankful from my heart, I feel proud. If I am completely honest, I am not thinking about milestones. If we were batting first, I would have worked harder, experience matters.

Virat Kohli broke many records

Virat Kohli completed 28,000 runs in international cricket in the first ODI against New Zealand. He achieved this feat in just 624 innings. He has left behind Sachin Tendulkar (644 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (666 innings). With 28,017 runs, Virat overtook Sangakkara’s figure of 28,016 runs and became the second highest run scorer in international cricket. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him, who has 34,357 runs.