Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in Delhi. The former Indian captain will turn 37 today. He made his international debut in August 2008 in an ODI match against Sri Lanka. He played a total of 123 Test matches and scored 9230 runs. Kohli was a part of the Indian team that won the ODI World Cup 2011.
Kohli featured in a total of 125 T20I games for India and amassed 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. He retired from T20Is in 2024 after India won the T20 World Cup. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2025.
Here Are The Top 10 Special Innings and Records Of Virat Kohli:
1. 82* vs Pakistan – T20 World Cup 2022 (Melbourne)
India faced Pakistan in the 16th match of the T20 World Cup 2022 on October 23. India elected to bowl after winning the toss, and Pakistan made 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya took three wickets each.
India lost their first four wickets for 31 runs. Kohli and Hardik Pandya added 113 runs for the fifth wicket. Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 runs off 53 deliveries and helped India win the match by four wickets. Kohli won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance.
2. 183 vs Pakistan – Asia Cup 2012 (Dhaka)
On March 18, 2012, Kohli made his highest individual score in ODIs against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Pakistan batted first and piled up a total of 329 runs for the loss of six wickets. Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed made a century each for Pakistan.
India lost their first wicket for zero runs on the second delivery of the innings. Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar added 133 runs for the second wicket. Kohli had a partnership of 172 runs for the third wicket with Rohit Sharma. He was dismissed after scoring 183 runs off 148 deliveries. India reached the target of 330 runs in 47.5 overs with six wickets in hand. Kohli won the Player of the Match award.
3. 133* vs Sri Lanka – CB Series 2012 (Hobart)
On February 28, 2012, Kohli played one of his best knocks in ODIs in the CB series against Sri Lanka. India won the toss and elected to bowl. Sri Lanka amassed 320 runs for the loss of four wickets. India needed to beat Sri Lanka with a bonus point within 40 overs to qualify for the final.
India lost the first two wickets for 86 runs. Kohli had a partnership of 115 runs with Gautam Gambhir for the third wicket. In the 35th over, Kohli took two runs off the first delivery bowled by Lasith Malinga. He hit a six off the next delivery and four consecutive boundaries to end the over with 24 runs. He remained unbeaten on 133 runs off 86 deliveries and helped India chase down the target in 36.4 overs. Kohli won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance.
4. 82* vs Australia – T20 World Cup 2016 (Mohali)
In the 2016 T20 World Cup, India faced Australia in the 31st match. It was a virtual quarter-final, and the team that won this game would have qualified for the semi-finals. Australia made 160 runs for the loss of six wickets after winning the toss.
India lost the first three wickets for 49 runs. Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 runs off 51 deliveries and helped India reach the target of 161 runs in 19.1 overs. Kohli hit nine fours and two sixes in his innings.
5. Fastest ODI Century by An Indian – 52 Balls vs Australia (Jaipur, 2013)
In 2013, Australia travelled to India to play a seven-match ODI series. In the second ODI of the series, Australia scored 359 runs for the loss of five wickets. The top five batters scored a half-century each for the team.
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma added 176 runs for the first wicket. Dhawan was the first to depart and made 95 runs off 86 deliveries. Kohli joined Rohit in the middle after Dhawan’s dismissal. Rohit remained unbeaten on 141 runs off 123 deliveries, while Kohli made 100 runs off 52 deliveries. It was the fastest century by an Indian batter in ODIs.
6. 50th ODI Century – vs New Zealand, World Cup 2023 Semifinal
India faced New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023. India elected to bat after winning the toss. Kohli made 117 runs off 113 deliveries, which was his 50th century in ODIs. He broke Sachin’s record of scoring the most centuries in ODIs.
New Zealand were bundled out for 327 runs and lost the match by 70 runs. Mohammed Shami took seven wickets for 57 runs in 9.5 overs and won the Player of the Match award.
7. Fastest To 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, 12,000 ODI Runs
Kohli is the fastest to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, and 12,000 runs in ODIs. He took 175 innings to reach the 8000-run mark. He took 19 more innings to reach 9000 ODI runs, and reached there in 19 innings.
To reach 10,000 ODI runs, Kohli took only 11 innings and broke Sachin’s record. He reached the mark in 205 innings. Kohli breached the 11,000-run mark in 222 innings and took 242 innings to score 12,000 runs.
8. Most Centuries in Run Chases
No one comes close to Kohli when it comes to chasing in ODIs. In 168 matches, he has made 8138 runs at an average of 64.58. Only Sachin, who has scored 8720 runs in 232 innings, has made more runs than Kohli while chasing.
Kohli has made 28 centuries in ODIs while chasing. No other batter has made more than 17 centuries while chasing in ODIs.
9. First Player to Score 4000+ T20I Runs
In the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022, India faced England. Kohli scored 50 runs off 40 deliveries and was the highest scorer for India. England won the match by 10 wickets and went on to win the T20 World Cup.
It was his 37th century in T20Is. In the 15th over of the innings, Kohli hit a boundary to become the first batter to breach the 4000-run mark in T20Is.
10. Only Player With 1000+ Runs in Eight Different Calendar Years In ODIs
The batter who has scored 1000+ ODI runs in a calendar year the most times is Kohli, who has achieved this milestone eight times. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who had done it 7 times.
Kohli hit 1000 runs for the first time in a year in 2011 and did the same for the next three years. He scored 1000 runs in a calendar year each time in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2023, Kohli scored 1377 runs in 27 matches at an average of 72.47 and surpassed Sachin’s record.
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