The Kohli high!

Published : Nov 03, 2017 15:24 IST

Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the third ODI against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the third ODI against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
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Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the third ODI against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

32

The number of ODI centuries registered by Virat Kohli. With centuries in Mumbai (121) and Kanpur (113) he is No. 2 among batsmen with maximum ODI centuries. Only Sachin Tendulkar has more centuries — 49 — in ODI history! The table below has the details:

Batsman with most ODI centuries

 

17

The number of innings Virat Kohli took to reach 1000 runs against New Zealand with the Mumbai ODI. He is the 27th batsman and the sixth Indian to reach the landmark. He took the fewest number of matches and innings to make 1000 runs against New Zealand in ODIs. The table below lists the batsmen who have done so in fewest innings:

Fewest innings to reach 1000 ODI runs against New Zealand

 

202

The number of ODI matches played by Virat Kohli in his career since his debut as a 19-year-old in Dambulla on August 18, 2008. He is the 72nd player in ODI history and 14th Indian to reach the milestone. He now has the most runs and most centuries among the 72 players after playing in his first 200 matches. The table below provides the details:

Batsman with most runs and most centuries after appearing in his first 200 ODI matches

Note: South African Hashim Amla after appearing in just 158 ODIs so far has 7381 runs and 26 centuries!

1460

The number of runs scored by Virat Kohli this year — which is the most by an ODI captain in history in a calendar year. He achieved the feat in the Kanpur ODI when he went past the tally of 1424 by Australian Ricky Ponting in 2007. The table has the details:

Most runs in a calendar year by an ODI captain

 

194

The number of innings taken by Virat Kohli to reach 9000 ODI runs during the Kanpur match. The table has details:

Fewest innings to reach 9000 ODI runs

 

 

 

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