Virat Kohli piles on captaincy records in 2020
India captain Virat Kohli crossed the 1,000 run-mark in T20 internationals as captain during the Indore clash against Sri Lanka in January.
Published : Jan 27, 2020 22:27 IST
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The number of players to aggregate 1,000 or more runs in T20 Internationals as captain. Virat Kohli, in the match against Sri Lanka at Indore, became the latest entrant to this rather exclusive list. In reaching the landmark in just 30 innings, he became the quickest in terms of innings to do so.
1,000-plus T20I runs as captain
Captain | Country | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Span as captain |
Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 40 | 40 | 1,273 | 37.44 | 2012-19 |
M. S. Dhoni | India | 72 | 62 | 1,112 | 37.06 | 2007-16 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 39 | 39 | 1,083 | 30.94 | 2012-19 |
Virat Kohli | India | 33 | 31 | 1,032 | 46.90 | 2017-20 |
Eoin Morgan | England | 43 | 42 | 1,103 | 29.79 | 2012-19 |
William Porterfield | Ireland | 56 | 54 | 1,002 | 20.87 | 2008-17 |
Fewest innings to reach 1,000 T20I runs as captain
Innings | Matches | Captain | Country | Achieved on | Runs | Average | 100s/50s |
30 | 32 | Virat Kohli | India | January 7, 2020 | 1,006 | 47.90 | 0/8 |
31 | 31 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | March 28, 2016 | 1,003 | 40.12 | 1/6 |
36 | 36 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | November 4, 2018 | 1,002 | 31.31 | 0/7 |
42 | 43 | Eoin Morgan | England | November 10, 2019 | 1,013 | 29.79 | 0/6 |
54 | 56 | William Porterfield | Ireland | March 12, 2017 | 1,002 | 20.88 | 0/3 |
57 | 65 | M. S. Dhoni | India | March 23, 2016 | 1,008 | 36.00 | 0/0 |
Note: The runs indicated above are updated to the end of the innings to reach the landmark.
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The number of players to aggregate 11,000 or more runs in international cricket (in Tests, One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals combined) as captain. Virat Kohli, in the T20I match against Sri Lanka at Pune, became the latest entrant to this elite list.
11,000-plus runs as captain in international cricket
Captain | Country | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Span as captain |
Ricky Ponting | Australia | 324 | 376 | 15,440 | 45.54 | 2002-12 |
Graeme Smith | South Africa | 286 | 368 | 14,878 | 43.12 | 2003-14 |
Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 303 | 348 | 11,561 | 35.68 | 1997-2007 |
M. S. Dhoni | India | 332 | 330 | 11,207 | 46.89 | 2007-18 |
Allan Border | Australia | 271 | 319 | 11,062 | 41.27 | 1984-94 |
Virat Kohli | India | 170 | 197 | 11,041 | 66.51 | 2013-20 |
Fewest innings to reach 11,000 runs as captain in international cricket
Innings | Matches | Captain | Country | Achieved on | Runs | Average | 100s/50s |
196 | 169 | Virat Kohli | India | January 10, 2020 | 11,025 | 66.81 | 41/40 |
253 | 226 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | October 9, 2008 | 11,046 | 50.20 | 34/57 |
265 | 213 | Graeme Smith | South Africa | November 15, 2009 | 11,059 | 44.77 | 24/61 |
316 | 267 | Allan Border | Australia | March 29, 1994 | 11,006 | 41.37 | 17/63 |
324 | 325 | M. S. Dhoni | India | August 27, 2016 | 11,007 | 47.24 | 11/70 |
333 | 288 | Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | January 30, 2007 | 11,008 | 35.39 | 13/65 |
Note: The runs indicated above are updated to the end of the innings to reach the landmark.
115
The number of innings taken by David Warner to aggregate 5,000 runs in ODI cricket. He achieved this landmark in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Only three others have reached the landmark in fewer innings, but Warner is the fastest Aussie to do so. Interestingly, in terms of number of matches, Warner, at 117, is second quickest. Only South Africa’s Hashim Amla did it in fewer matches (104).
Fewest innings to 5,000 ODI runs
Innings | Matches | Batsman | Country | Achieved on | Runs | Average | 100s/50s |
101 | 104 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | January 16, 2015 | 5,012 | 53.32 | 17/26 |
114 | 126 | Viv Richards | West Indies | Janaury 30, 1987 | 5,037 | 53.02 | 8/38 |
114 | 120 | Virat Kohli | India | November 21, 2013 | 5,005 | 52.14 | 17/27 |
115 | 117 | David Warner | Australia | January 14, 2020 | 5,118 | 46.95 | 18/20 |
116 | 122 | Joe Root | England | February 20, 2019 | 5,048 | 52.04 | 14/29 |
Note: The runs indicated above are updated to the end of the innings to reach the landmark.
Fewest innings by Australians to reach 5,000 ODI runs
Innings | Matches | Batsman | Achieved on | Runs | Average | 100s/50s |
115 | 117 | David Warner | January 14, 2020 | 5,118 | 46.95 | 18/20 |
128 | 131 | Dean Jones | March 14, 1992 | 5,042 | 48.02 | 7/37 |
132 | 136 | Matthew Hayden | March 24, 2007 | 5,028 | 42.61 | 8/30 |
135 | 153 | Michael Bevan | Februar7 7, 2001 | 5,006 | 56.25 | 5/33 |
Note: The runs indicated above are updated to the end of the innings to reach the landmark.
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The number of batsmen to reach their 18th ODI century in fewer innings than David Warner, who took 115. Only South African Hashim Amla has done it quicker – in 102 innings!
Fewest innings to reach 18th ODI centuries
Innings | Matches | Batsman | Country | Achieved on | 50s |
102 | 105 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | January 18, 2015 | 26 |
115 | 117 | David Warner | Australia | January 14, 2020 | 20 |
119 | 126 | Virat Kohli | India | January 19, 2014 | 28 |
159 | 165 | A. B. De Villiers | South Africa | August 27, 2014 | 37 |
174 | 180 | Sourav Ganguly | India | October 24, 2001 | 41 |
175 | 181 | Rohit Sharma | India | July 12, 2018 | 34 |
Queries CornerIn the Pune T20I match, both India openers (K. L. Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan) made 50-plus scores. However, they could not put on a 100-plus stand for the opening wicket. Does this happen often in international cricket? – Ajit Dharwadkar, Pune. In T20I cricket, this has occurred on four occasions. The first time was during the 2016 T20 World Cup in Mumbai, when the South African pair of Hashim Amla (58) and Quinton de Kock (52) missed a 100-plus opening-wicket stand by four runs. The other two instances involved an Aussie pair in 2017 and a Kiwi pair in 2018. In the recent Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, New Zealand’s Tom Blundell opened the innings but was the last man out. How often this has happened to a Test opener? – Salim Thanawala, Vadodara. Tom Blundell was in fact the ninth man out (with one batsman absent hurt). Nevertheless, he was the last man to be dismissed (for 121) in New Zealand’s second innings. Blundell became the 26th opening batsman to be the last to be dismissed in an innings, thus missing the opportunity of carrying his bat. Only two other Kiwi openers have done this – Glenn Turner at Leeds in 1973 and John Wright at Hyderabad in 1988. Is South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen the only player in international cricket to make 50-plus scores on debut in all three formats? – Salil Joshi, Mumbai. Yes. As of date, he is the only international cricketer in history to achieve this unique feat. Two other players missed doing so by scoring a 40 in one of their three debuts – England’s Marcus Trescothick (ODI: 79, Test: 66, T20I: 41) and South African Graeme Smith (Test: 68, ODI: 41, T20I: 61). Could you please list the opening pairs with the most 100-plus stands in ODI cricket? – M. Suraj, Bangalore.
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Note: All figures above are updated as of January 16, 2020.