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Published : Nov 16, 2017 17:20 IST

In the Rajkot T20I on November 4, 2017, Virat Kohli became the first Indian and eighth overall to register 7000 runs in all T20 matches.
In the Rajkot T20I on November 4, 2017, Virat Kohli became the first Indian and eighth overall to register 7000 runs in all T20 matches.
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In the Rajkot T20I on November 4, 2017, Virat Kohli became the first Indian and eighth overall to register 7000 runs in all T20 matches.

50

The total number of grounds used in India for international cricket matches in the last 84 years! The Greenfield International Stadium at Karyavattom in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is the latest international ground/stadium to host a cricket match since the first, the Bombay Gymkhana way back in December 1933. India has hosted international cricket matches at most grounds than any other country in the world. The table below has the details.

Country with most international cricket grounds

 

5

The number of bilateral T20 international series of three or more matches won by India. The table below has the details in chronological order.

India T20I bilateral series record of three or more matches

Note: India has never lost a T20I bilateral series of three or more matches.

The number of bilateral series lost by India across all formats at home since October 2015, when it lost the ODI series 2-3 to South Africa. India lost the final ODI of that series at Mumbai WS by 214 runs! Since then India’s bilateral series record at home: played 13, won 12, Shared 1. The details are listed in chronological order in the table below:

List of India’s bilateral series at home (in all formats) since November 2015

+ it was a three-match T20I series, but one match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

12

The number of occasions India has won the deciding match of a bilateral ODI series. The table below has all the details:

ODI series won by India by winning the deciding match (3 or more series)

 

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The number of runs scored by ICC #1 ranked batsman Virat Kohli in all T20 cricket. In the Rajkot T20I on November 4, 2017, he became the first Indian and eighth overall to register 7000 runs in T20s. The table has the details:

Batsman with 7000+ runs in T20 cricket

Note: In reaching this landmark in 212 innings, Virat Kohli is the second quickest to do so after Chris Gayle who did it in 192 innings.

 

 

 

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