14 Years of Virat Kohli in ODIs: It has been 14 years since legendary batter Virat Kohli made his ODI debut on August 18, 2008, against Sri Lanka. The then 19-year-old, who demolished South Africa in the finals of the Under-19 World Cup was included in the ODIs by then India skipper MS Dhoni. Since that day, the legendary batter Kohli has owned the ODI format by managing to shatter records one after another. In the process, the former India captain has also earned nicknames like Chase Master, Run Machine, and King Kohli. The 33-year-old has won ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013 in the ODI format. Follow All India Cricket Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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- Kohli has scored 12344 runs in 262 ODIs since making his debut in 2008
- The 33-year-old is currently placed sixth on the list of batters to have scored the most runs in ODIs.
- Kohli is also India’s second leading run-scorer in format behind Sachin Tendulkar.
Virat Kohli’s 14 ODI years: 14 years of legendary batter Virat Kohli in ODI cricket, check out his insane records
14 Years of Virat Kohli in ODIs: Kohli, India’s most dependable batter in ODIs
After the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs in 2011, a lot of experts and fans were concerned about who will carry the workload in the batting department. But then came a brash young boy from Delhi, was ready to take ownership and win matches for India singlehandedly. Within just three years, Kohli became a permanent member of the ODI squad and established himself as the team’s most dependable batter.
Kohli the Chase Master
The former India captain soon became a fan of hunting down targets set by the opposition team. Kohli would thrive on run-chases and has so far scored 7306 runs in 149 matches that India has batted second. He has scored 26 hundreds and averages 66.41. It is the most by any batter and it also demonstrates Kohli’s eternal love for run chases.
Virat Kohli’s 14 ODI years: 14 years of legendary batter Virat Kohli in ODI cricket, check out his insane records
Kohli the Run-machine
Before Hashim Amla became the fastest person to score 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 runs, Kohli owned that record. The India batter is still the fastest to 9000, 10,000, 11,000, and 12,000 runs. He is also behind only Tendulkar when it comes to having the most ODI hundreds. Kohli currently has 43 and overall, 70 international hundred.
Kohli the Fearless leader
As a captain, Kohli instilled a fearless attitude in the team. He also brought fitness culture and backed players to the core. Under his leadership, bowlers became more aggressive. As a captain, Kohli scored 5449 runs in 95 matches with the highest score of 160. India won 65 matches and lost only 27 matches in the 95 matches that he was ODI sipper from 2017 to 2022.
Kohli not finished yet
With Kohli failing to score 100 for close to three years, talks are going on he should be dropped or quit one format of the game. But as legendary cricketer Brain Lara said, “you can never write off a Virat Kohli.” With Asia Cup and T20 World Cup 2022 coming, Kohli will yet again like do his bat to all the talking.
Virat Kohli’s 14 ODI years: 14 years of legendary batter Virat Kohli in ODI cricket, check out his insane records
