India has produced a long list of iconic cricketers, but few have embodied ambition and excellence quite like Virat Kohli
Whether chasing mammoth totals or grinding out runs in testing conditions, Virat Kohli made it look deceptively easy. He often described his approach as finding “the safest possible way to score runs”—and he found plenty .
Virat Kohli burning ambition didn’t stop at batting—it translated seamlessly into leadership. As captain, he transformed India’s bowling mindset, demanding excellence, especially from his pace attack. He wasn’t afraid to go in with extra bowlers, often at the cost of batting depth. Under his fierce leadership, India scaled new heights: a prolonged stint at the top of the Test rankings and, most notably, their first-ever Test series victory in Australia .
In 68 Tests as captain, Virat Kohli led India to victory 40 times—placing him behind only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh in terms of all-time Test wins by a captain.
Virat Kohli: A Closer Look at His Batting and Fielding Record 🏏 Virat Kohli Career Statistics (Batting & Fielding)
Format Matches Innings Not Outs Runs Highest Score Average Balls Faced Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s Catches Stumpings Tests 123 210 13 9,230 254* 46.85 16,608 55.57 30 31 1,027 30 121 0 ODIs 302 290 45 14,181 183 57.88 15,192 93.34 51 74 1,325 152 161 0 T20Is 125 117 31 4,188 122* 48.69 3,056 137.04 1 38 369 124 54 0 First-Class 156 259 20 11,485 254* 48.05 20,526 55.95 37 39 1,341 45 152 0 List A 336 323 48 15,623 183 56.81 16,728 93.39 55 82 1,489 176 179 0 T20s 411 394 74 13,434 122* 41.98 9,979 134.62 9 104 1,195 435 185 0
Source by : Virat Kohli Instagram 🏆 Virat Kohli – Top Career Records
🔹 Test Matches
Record Rank Stat Most matches as captain 6th 68 matches Most runs in a match on the losing side 7th 256 runs Hundred in each innings of a match — Achieved Hundred and a ninety in a match — Achieved Hundred and a duck in a match — Achieved Fastest to 7000 runs 5th In 138 innings 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals — Achieved Highest partnership for the 8th wicket 7th 241 runs
🔹 One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
Record Rank Stat Most player-of-the-series awards 2nd 11 awards Most runs in a series 1st 765 runs Highest career batting average 3rd 57.88 average Most hundreds against one team 1st 10 centuries Dismissed for 99 (and 199, etc.) 1st Scored 99 once Most fifties in career 2nd 125 fifties Most fours in career 4th 1325 fours Fastest to 14,000 runs 1st In 287 innings Most catches in career 2nd 161 catches 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals — Achieved Highest partnership for the 3rd wicket 8th 233* runs
🔹 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is)
Record Rank Stat Most player-of-the-series awards 1st 7 awards Most runs in career 3rd 4188 runs Highest career batting average 3rd 48.69 average Most fifties in career 1st 39 fifties Most innings before first duck 9th 47 innings Most fours in career 4th 369 fours Fastest to 3500 runs 1st In 96 innings Highest partnership for the 5th wicket 9th 113 runs
🔹 Combined Test, ODI & T20I Records
Record Rank Stat Most player-of-the-series awards 1st 21 awards Most matches as captain 8th 213 matches Most runs in a calendar year 3rd 2818 runs Most hundreds in a calendar year 2nd 11 hundreds Most nineties in career 8th 11 scores in the 90s Most fifties in career 2nd 225 fifties Most consecutive innings without a duck 8th 104 innings Most fours in career 4th 2721 fours Most catches in career 5th 336 catches
🏆 Virat Kohli – ODI Records Overview
🔹 All-Round: Batting & Fielding
Record Rank Stat 5000+ runs and 50+ fielding dismissals — Achieved
🔹 Batting: Most Runs
Record Rank Stat Most runs in career 3rd 14,181 runs Most runs in an innings 24th 183 runs Most runs in a series 1st 765 runs Most runs in a calendar year 13th 1460 runs Most runs by batting position 4th 183 runs Most runs in a series as captain 7th 558 runs Most runs in an innings as captain 12th 160* runs
🔹 Batting: Averages & Strike Rates
Record Rank Stat Highest career batting average 3rd 57.88
🔹 Batting: Centuries
Record Rank Stat Most centuries in a career 1st 51 Most centuries in a series 4th 3 Most centuries in a calendar year 5th 6 Most centuries against one team 1st 10 Centuries in consecutive innings 2nd 3 Youngest player to score a century 39th 21y 49d Oldest player to score a century 29th 36y 110d
🔹 Batting: Nineties
Record Rank Stat Most nineties in career 7th 7 Dismissed for 99 (also 199, 299 etc.) 1st 99
🔹 Batting: Fifties
Record Rank Stat Most fifties in career 2nd 125 Fifties in consecutive innings 13th 5
🔹 Batting: Ducks
Record Rank Stat Most ducks in career 39th 16
🔹 Batting: Boundaries
Record Rank Stat Most sixes in career 17th 152 Most fours in career 4th 1325 Most fours in an innings 10th 22
🔹 Batting: Fastest Career Runs
Milestone Rank Innings 1000 runs 18th 24 2000 runs 27th 53 3000 runs 14th 75 4000 runs 6th 93 5000 runs 3rd 114 6000 runs 3rd 136 7000 runs 3rd 161 8000 runs 1st 175 9000 runs 1st 194 10000 runs 1st 205 11000 runs 1st 222 12000 runs 1st 242 13000 runs 1st 267 14000 runs 1st 287
🔹 Bowling
Record Rank Stat Worst bowling average (without qualification) 23rd 136.00
🔹 Fielding
Record Rank Stat Most catches in career 2nd 161
🔹 Innings Partnerships
Record Rank Stat Highest partnership for the 3rd wicket 8th 233* Highest partnership for the 5th wicket 9th 200
🔹 Individual: General
Record Rank Stat Most matches in career 21st 302 Most consecutive matches for a team 16th 102 Most player-of-the-match awards 3rd 43 Most player-of-the-series awards 2nd 11 Longest ODI career 40th 16 years, 203 days
🔹 Individual: Captains
Record Rank Stat Most matches as captain 22nd 95 Youngest captains 39th 24 years, 239 days
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