Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Indian captain's 10 big records

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Here’s a look at the Team India captain’s 10 big records in his cricket career – Team India captain Virat Kohli celebrates his 33rd birthday on Friday, November 5. A living legend and a stalwart of the game, Kohli is one of the finest players to have graced the sport ever since he made his debut in 2008. Over the next 13 years, the Delhi-born superstar has gone on from strength to strength, as a captain and leader on and off the pitch.

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On Virat Kohli’s birthday, Insidesport.in looks at the 10 big records Virat Kohli has in his cricket career

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Here’s a look at the Team India captain’s 10 big records in his cricket career

Most runs in T20I career

Virat Kohli is the most prolific batsman in the shortest format of the game in the international circuit, having amassed over 3000 runs for team India in his career so far. Kohli was the first batsman to reach that milestone and remains the quickest, with only Martin Guptil there for company. He is also India’s leading run-getter in all T20s and is closing in on the 10k mark.

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50
V Kohli (INDIA)	2010-2021	93	3225	94*	52.01	137.93	0	29
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2021	105	3069	105	32.64	136.94	2	18
RG Sharma (INDIA)	2007-2021	114	2952	118	32.43	139.04	4	23
AJ Finch (AUS)	2011-2021	80	2594	172	37.05	148.82	2	15
PR Stirling (IRE)	2009-2021	92	2570	115*	30.96	136.05	1	19

2. Most fifty+ scores in T20Is

While scoring the most runs in T20Is, Virat Kohli has also set the record for the most 50+ scores in the format, just ahead of fellow teammate Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam. While a century has eluded Kohli in T20Is, he has 29 fifty+ scores, 2 more than Sharma’s tally.

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	50+
V Kohli (INDIA)	2010-2021	93	3225	94*	52.01	137.93	0	29	29
RG Sharma (INDIA)	2007-2021	114	2952	118	32.43	139.04	4	23	27
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2021	65	2402	122	48.04	130.11	1	23	24
DA Warner (AUS)	2009-2021	85	2363	100*	31.09	139.49	1	19	20
PR Stirling (IRE)	2009-2021	92	2570	115*	30.96	136.05	1	19	20

3. Fastest to 8k, 9k, 10k, 11k, 12k runs in ODIs

Virat Kohli is the sixth highest run-getter in ODIs and has the most among current international players. Kohli’s consistency has been unreal at times, with the Indian captain scoring runs with some ease irrespective of the conditions and opposition on offer during the last decade. He is the fastest to reach the milestone of 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000 and 12000 runs in ODI cricket, and has the second most centuries (43) behind Sachin Tendulkar (49).

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Here’s a look at the Team India captain’s 10 big records in his cricket career

4. Most wins as Indian captain in Tests

Virat Kohli is the most successful captain for India in tests with the Men in BLue clinching some memorable wins overseas under his leadership. India have won a series in Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka under his captaincy, and could add another feather with a series win over England next year. His tally of 38 wins is the third-most in history, behind Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	%W	%L
V Kohli	2014-2021	65	38	16	0	11	2.37	58.46	24.61
MS Dhoni	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	1.5	45	30
SC Ganguly	2000-2005	49	21	13	0	15	1.61	42.85	26.53
M Azharuddin	1990-1999	47	14	14	0	19	1	29.78	29.78
SM Gavaskar	1976-1985	47	9	8	0	30	1.12	19.14	17.02

5. Most runs in IPL

Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter in IPL history, having amassed over 6000 runs in the competition since its inception in 2008. Part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) setup since the beginning, Kohli has tallied a staggering 6283 runs at an average of 37.39, making him the most prolific batsman in the tournament’s history. He is almost 500 runs ahead of next best Shikhar Dhawan, further demonstrating his record.

PLAYER	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	4s	6s
ViratKohli	207	6283	113	37.39	129.94	5	42	546	210
Shikhar Dhawan	192	5784	106*	34.84	126.64	2	44	654	124
Rohit Sharma	213	5611	109*	31.17	130.39	1	40	491	227
Suresh Raina	205	5528	100*	32.51	136.76	1	39	506	203
David Warner	150	5449	126	41.59	139.96	4	50	525	201

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6. Most runs, centuries in an IPL season

Virat Kohli was at the peak of his powers in 2016 and had an unbelievable IPL season with RCB. Captaining the side, Virat scored a staggering 973 runs in just 16 games to lead his team to the final. Throughout the season, Kohli scored four centuries, both being the record for the most in a single season.

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Here’s a look at the Team India captain’s 10 big records in his cricket career

7. Most double centuries by Indian in Tests

Virat Kohli as captain upped his game in the longest format of the game, and his ability to churn out huge hundreds helped India clinch some memorable wins as they climbed to the top of the ladder of the ICC Test Rankings. Kohli has scored seven double hundreds in the whites for India, the most by a player beating the likes of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	200s
V Kohli	2011-2021	96	162	7765	254*	51.08	27	27	7
V Sehwag	2001-2013	103	178	8503	319	49.43	23	31	6
SR Tendulkar	1989-2013	200	329	15921	248*	53.78	51	68	6
R Dravid	1996-2012	163	284	13265	270	52.63	36	63	5
SM Gavaskar	1971-1987	125	214	10122	236*	51.12	34	45	4

8. 50+ average in all formats

Virat Kohli’s consistency across all formats is commendable and the Indian captain is one of the only two players in the world to have an average of 50 in all three formats of the game. While Devon Conway is the latest entry in the list, the New Zealander has just over 1000 runs in his career, while Kohli has a stellar career, with more than 20,000 runs to his kitty in international cricket.

Virat Kohli’s numbers for India

Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100s	50s
Test	96	162	7765	254*	51.08	56.5	27	27
ODI	254	245	12169	183	59.07	93.17	43	62
T20I	93	86	3225	94*	52.01	137.93	0	29

9. Fastest 100 by an Indian

Virat Kohli has the fastest hundred for India in ODIs when he slammed a 52-ball century against Australia in 2013. Kohli beat the likes of Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Azharuddin to the record, to etch his name in the record books.

10. Chase master

Virat Kohli has earned the distinction of being one of the finest chasers in the history of ODI cricket, earning India some fine wins over the course of his career. Kohli has 26 centuries in successful run chases, the most in ODI cricket, ahead of the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma.

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Here’s a look at the Team India captain’s 10 big records in his cricket career

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