look news india
Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Today is the 36th birthday of Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli. Kohli has been going through a lot of ups and downs since last one year. In the recent series against New Zealand, he was seen struggling for one run at a time. A year ago, on his 35th birthday, Kohli had scored his record-equalling 49th ODI century and a few days later, he broke the record of great batsman Sachin Tendulkar by scoring his 50th ODI century.
8 records of Virat Kohli which will never be broken
1. Most ODI centuries
After Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries (49), it was believed for some years that no one could break this record. However, Virat Kohli had completed 50 centuries in the ODI format last year. Now there is no one even close to this record. Meanwhile, it can be said that it is impossible to break this record.
2. India's most successful Test captain
Virat Kohli is India's most successful Test captain. He has registered 40 wins in 68 matches. In the 147-year history of Test cricket, only three captains in the world have won the most matches.
3. Fastest to complete 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, 12000, 13000 ODI runs
Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman of ODI. He completed the fastest 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, 12000 and 13000 ODI runs. Only five players in ODI history have more than 13000 runs in the longest format.
4. All-time Player of the Series Award
Virat Kohli has won the Player of the Series award a total of 21 times in his career. After him, Sachin Tendulkar (20) is at second place, Shakib Al Hasan (17) is at third place. No other active player has more than 12 awards.
5. Most centuries against one team
Virat Kohli is the only player to score 10 ODI centuries against a Sri Lankan player. He has scored 9 centuries against West Indies and 8 against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar is at second place in this list with 9 centuries against Australia. Rohit Sharma has also scored 8 centuries against Australia.
6. Most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup
Virat Kohli scored 765 runs in the 2023 World Cup. He broke Sachin Tendulkar's 20-year-old record of most runs in a single edition of the tournament (673 runs in the 2003 World Cup).
7. Most 600+ runs in a test series
Virat Kohli is one of only five players to have scored 600 or more runs three or more times in a Test series. Only Don Bradman (6) has crossed this figure more times than this great player of Indian cricket. Brian Lara, Neil Harvey and Gary Sobers are equal to Kohli who have achieved this feat thrice. Kohli has crossed the 600-run mark against Australia (2014-15), England (2016) and Sri Lanka (2019).
8. Only player to win Player of the Tournament in both ODI and T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli is the only player in history to have won the Player of the Tournament award in both the ODI and T20 World Cups. Kohli has won this award twice in the T20 World Cup (2014, 2016) and the 2023 ODI World Cup. No other player has won the award more than once in an ICC event.