The ODI master: Virat Kohli quickest to 13,000 runs, most 100s against a team and more

Sep 12, 2023

By: Sourabh Jain

Records held by Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has made several records over the years and has dominated One Day Internationals (ODIs) like no other. In this post, we look at some of the records held by him.

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Virat Kohli completes 13,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli has completed 13,000 ODI runs, joining the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Sanath Jayasuriya.

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Fastest to Mount 13,000

In addition to reaching the 13,000 ODI runs milestone, Kohli has also become the fastest to do so. He completed 13,000 ODI runs in 267 innings, while Sachin, the second-fastest took 321 innings to do so.

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It’s not just 13,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli has been breaking barriers for a long time. He is the fastest to reach 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 ODI runs as well.

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Most ODI hundreds against one team

Virat Kohli also holds the record of most ODI hundreds against a single team. He has scored 10 hundreds against Sri Lanka in the format.

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Most T20I runs

Kohli also holds the record for the most runs in T20s. He has scored 4,008 runs in T20Is in 107 innings. Next on the list is Rohit Sharma with 3,853 runs in 140 innings.

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Second highest ODI hundreds

Virat Kohli is closing the gap between him and Sachin Tendulkar in terms of highest ODI hundreds. Kohli has scored 47 ODI hundreds and is just behind Tendulkar who scored 49 hundreds in the format.

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Second highest hundreds in a career

Kohli also holds the record for the second highest hundreds (overall) in a career. He has scored 77 hundreds in 561 innings and is just behind Tendulkar who scored a 100 hundreds in 782 innings.

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Most player of series awards

Kohli also holds the record for the most player of the series awards. He has received 20 player of the series awards after playing 155 series.

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