This date will always be special in the history of Indian cricket. On this day, Virat Kohli started his international career with an ODI match against Sri Lanka. Kohli had scored 12 runs while starting the innings in his debut match and was out LBW by Nuwan Kulasekara. Within no time, that player became one of the biggest names in Indian cricket. Today, on 18 August 2026, it has been 18 years since Virat Kohli’s international debut.
In these 18 years, Kohli not only scored runs but also made many big records in cricket. His consistency, fitness, aggressive style and batting while chasing the target placed him among the greatest batsmen of the world. Kohli has 54 centuries in his name in ODI, which is the most by any batsman in this format. There are some records in his career, breaking which will be a big challenge for the coming generations.
18 big records of Virat Kohli
1. Most centuries in ODI
Virat Kohli is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket. Till now he has 54 ODI centuries in his name. In this matter he is ahead of the rest of the batsmen in the world.
2. Most runs in an ODI World Cup
Virat Kohli had scored 765 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup. This is the record for the most runs scored by a batsman in a single World Cup edition.
3. Highest 50+ score in a World Cup
In the 2023 World Cup, Kohli scored 50 or more nine times. This is the record for the highest score of 50+ in a single ODI World Cup edition.
4. Record of centuries in successful run chase
While chasing the target, Virat Kohli’s batting got recognized as ‘Chase Master’ across the world. He has 27 centuries in his name in successful run chases.
5. Fastest to 13 thousand ODI runs
Virat Kohli had completed 13,000 ODI runs in just 267 innings. In this matter, he left behind the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who had achieved this feat in 321 innings.
6. 10 ODI centuries against one team
Virat Kohli has scored 10 centuries in ODI cricket against Sri Lanka.
7. Fastest to 26 thousand international runs
In 2023, Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to complete 26,000 runs in his 567th international innings. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record in this matter.
8. Third among the highest run scorers in international cricket
Virat Kohli has reached the third position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in international cricket. After Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara, Kohli made his place in this list.
9. Most Player of the Series
Virat Kohli has 22 Player of the Series awards in his name in international cricket.
10. ICC’s three big awards in 2018
In 2018, Virat Kohli won all three major individual awards of ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year, ICC Test Cricketer of the Year and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in the same year. According to ICC, he became the first player to do so.
11. India’s most successful Test captain
Virat Kohli captained the Indian Test team in 68 matches and led it to victory in 40 matches.
12. Double century in four consecutive test series
During 2016-17, Virat Kohli scored double centuries in four consecutive Test series. He became the first batsman to do so in Test history. These innings included double centuries scored against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh.
13. Most runs in T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer batsman for a long time in T20 World Cup history. By 2024, he had 1,141 runs in his name and was at the top of this list.
14. T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament twice
Virat Kohli was elected Player of the Tournament of the T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2016. He has been the only player to receive this honor in two consecutive editions.
15. 973 runs and four centuries in IPL 2016
IPL 2016 was the best season of Virat Kohli’s career. He scored 973 runs in 16 matches and scored four centuries. His performance in that season remained among the biggest individual records of IPL for a long time.
16. Records of runs and centuries in IPL
Virat Kohli is the only batsman to score the most runs and most centuries in the IPL. He has scored 9336 runs and 9 centuries in IPL.
17. Record of playing for the same team in IPL
Virat Kohli is the only player to play for the same franchise since the first season of IPL i.e. 2008. He never left Royal Challengers Bangalore.
18. World record of seven double centuries in Test captaincy
Virat Kohli holds the world record for scoring seven double centuries as a Test captain. He is the only captain to score seven double centuries in Test cricket.
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