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The Indian superstar batsman Virat Kohli is all set to play his 500th International match against West Indies in the upcoming 2nd Test match at the Port of Spain, Trinidad (starting on 20th July). Virat Kohli will become the only 4th Indian to play 500 International matches after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni. Here we will see the list of achievements and records broken by Virat Kohli in his long career.
Virat Kohli's International Career:
Matches - 499
Innings - 558
Runs - 25461
Average - 53.48
Highest Score - 254* vs South Africa in Pune, 2019
50s : 131; 100s : 75; 200s : 7
Virat Kohli in Tests:
Matches - 110
Innings - 186
Runs - 8555
Average - 48.88
Highest Score - 254* vs South Africa in Pune, 2019
50s : 29; 100s : 28; 200s : 7
Virat Kohli in ODIs:
Matches - 274
Innings - 265
Runs - 12898
Average - 57.32
Strike Rate - 93.62
Highest Score - 183 vs Pakistan in Mirpur, 2012 Asia Cup
50s : 65; 100s : 46
Virat Kohli in T20Is:
Matches - 115
Innings - 107
Runs - 4008
Average - 52.73
Strike Rate - 137.96
Highest Score - 122* vs Afghanistan in Dubai (DSC), 2022 Asia Cup
50s : 37; 100s : 1
Major Records and Achievements by Virat Kohli in his International career:
- Holds the record for scoring the most runs (4008) in men's T20I history.
- Fastest to score 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, and 12000 runs in ODI history by innings batted.
- Fifth highest run-scorer (12898) in men's ODI history and he has scored the most runs in ODIs among active players currently.
- Have scored 46 centuries in ODIs which is the second-most for any player only behind Sachin Tendulkar.
- Sixth highest run-scorer (25461) in men's International cricket history and he has scored the most runs in International cricket among active players currently.
- Only Indian batsman to have scored 7 double centuries in Test cricket history.
- Only batsman in the world to have smashed 10 centuries against an opponent (Sri Lanka) in ODI cricket.
- Only Player in World Cricket to smash 2500+ runs in three consecutive calendar years from 2016-18.
- Holds the record for being the most successful captain in Test cricket by winning 40 out of 68 games (Draw-11).
- Have smashed 75 Centuries as a batsman in International cricket which is second-most for any player only behind Sachin Tendulkar.
Most International matches played:
Sachin Tendulkar - 664
Mahela Jayawardene - 652
Kumar Sangakkara - 594
Sanath Jayasuriya - 586
Ricky Ponting - 560
MS Dhoni - 538
Shahid Afridi - 524
Jacques Kallis - 519
Rahul Dravid - 509
Virat Kohli - 499 (will be playing his 500th International game soon)
