Check Out Virat Kohli Stats In ODIs

Virat Kohli is not just a name in cricket, it's a milestone. The Delhi-born boy has become an inspiration for millions of cricketing fans around the world. The way he represents India on the International stage is outstanding. It would not be wrong to say that players like Virat Kohli are born once in a generation.

5th November 1988 was the day when a champion was born in a Delhi Middle-class family at Prem Kohli’s house. The father was a professional criminal lawyer in the capital city and the Mother was a housewife. 

Cricket was his first love at the age of 3 years when he took the plastic bat in his hand for the first time. Like every child, King Kohli has also broken several glasses of neighbour's windows with his extraordinary batting style in the narrow gullies of the capital city. It was one of the reasons why Kohli's Father and the neighbours of the locality suggested he go and play on grounds where he would be learning more cricket skills and excel in the sport under the supervision of a coach.

Having a Guru is always a blessing for a person and the Delhi-born boy has found his Dronacharya in Rajkumar Sharma who has trained several national players to become one of the best players on the International stage. Under the footprints of one of the best coaches, Kohli got selected for Delhi's under-15 team as a captain, where he performed brilliantly and showed his passion for sports.

First is always special, whether it's a wicket or a half-century and the run machine, Kohli's first half-century in National Cricket came against Haryana, where he scored 70 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi, and marked his presence in domestic cricket in style. By the end of the season, the Delhi-born boy had a total of 172 runs, emerging as the highest run-scorer for his side with an excellent average of 34.40. Due to his sheer determination and extraordinary performance, the Delhi-born boy was chosen to lead the under-15 team during the 2003–04 season. He scored 54 runs in his first game of the current season, which resulted in Delhi defeating Himachal Pradesh. 

Next up was the Vijay Merchant trophy, in which he impressed everyone with 470 runs in just 4 innings and also managed to score 251 runs in a single innings, his individual best at that time.

After Performing outstanding in domestic cricket for a long time, the run machine received the maiden call-up for the National team in August 2008, for the tour of Sri Lanka and the champions trophy. From that day to now, the run machine never looked back and proved everyone who used to mock him up by saying the "surprise call-up".

On 18th August 2008, Kohli made his international debut at the mere age of 19 in the first ODI of the Sri Lanka tour, where he was dismissed 12 runs on the ball of Nuwan Kulasekara. However, in the fourth match of the series, Kohli achieved his inaugural half-century in the ODl format.

The run machine Kohli has a total of 13848 runs in the ODI format which consists of 292 International matches with 50 centuries having an average of 58.67 and a high score of 183 that came against Sri Lanka in the year 2012. In today’s article, we are going to know the unknown records of the Indian run-machine in ODI format. 

Fastest Batsman  to reach 1000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli was unstoppable after the first century against Sri Lanka, he developed a hunger to score runs and represent India on the International stage, and he became the third Indian player to score two ODI centuries before the age of 22. At that time, Virat Kohli surpassed the previous record to reach the 1000-run milestone in just 26 innings.

3rd Batsman to score most runs in an ODI career

Virat Kohli has been 

He is the 3rd batter in ODI cricket after legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scored 13843 runs in 292 matches with an average of 58 having 50 hundreds under his name.

 1st Batsmen to score the most runs in a series

Virat Kohli is the first batsman from India and 3rd batter to score the most runs in a series. Kohli achieved this feat by scoring 765 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023-24 in 11 games with an average of 95.62 which includes 3 hundreds.

First Batsman to score Most hundreds in an ODI career

Debuting in the year 2008 Kohli surpassed Sachin's Tendulkar by scoring 49 hundreds and became the first batsman in the world to score 50 hundred in ODI format. Kohli achieved this feat in 292 games by scoring 13843 runs with an average of 58.67 having a best score of 18 runs which he made against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup.

Most hundred against one Team

Virat Kohli is the first player in an ODI to score hundreds against a single, which he achieved while scoring 10 tons against Sri Lanka and 7 against West Indies.

Maiden India Call-up for the National Team ODI

The run machine Kohli has a total of 12898 runs in the ODI format which consists of 274 International matches with 46 centuries having an average of 57.32 and a high score of 183 that came against Sri Lanka in the year 2012.

Kohli has been the highest run-scorer for men in blue in every format after the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the God of Indian Cricket, for his contribution to the Indian Cricket team.

Kohli's dedication towards the game makes him one of the greatest players in the world. Not only in international cricket, King Kohli also rules in the Indian Premier League as he leads on the top of the table with the most runs in IPL history by having 7897 runs after playing 250 games for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in 16th editions.

Virat has scored these runs with an average of 37.25, having 7 centuries and 50 half-centuries with the highest score in IPL history of 113 runs. Talking about the current form of the former Indian Captain in the 2024 edition of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise, he has scored 661 runs in 13 matches with an average of 66.10, having a high score of 113 runs.

Kohli will be seen playing in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 starting from June 2nd, 2024 in West Indies and USA.