Five major batting records Virat Kohli will be eyeing in near future
Virat Kohli has already become a legend of the game and his records across formats are nothing short of phenomenal. Be it scoring quick runs in T20Is or playing marathon knocks in Test matches, Kohli rose to every challenge which came his way and guided India to numerous memorable wins in his illustrious career so far. With Kohli being 33, it would be safe to state that the batter is in the latter part of his career.
While there are several prominent milestones in Kohli’s cabinet already, some boxes are still unticked. As India’s upcoming cricket schedule is jam-packed, the right-handed batter would be eyeing to make his bat talk and take India to as many victories as possible. In the process, the Indian skipper can rewrite the record books as well.
Meanwhile, let’s look at 5 Immediate batting records Virat Kohli will be eyeing in near future
Second-most centuries in international cricket
Scoring hundreds seemed a bread and butter task for Kohli a couple of years ago. However, he hasn’t reached the three-figure mark since his Test hundred against Bangladesh in November 2019. Still, his tally of 70 international centuries is the third-highest for any batter ever. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 100 tons, Ricky Ponting (71) holds second place. While it would take some time to go past Tendulkar, he would like to displace Ponting soon.
Most centuries in ODIs
Speaking of tons, Kohli can soon become the batter with most ODI centuries. While he has reached the 100-run mark 43 times in ODI cricket, his former teammate and idol Sachin Tendulkar tops this list as well with 49 hundreds. While several players haven’t been able to score seven ODI centuries in their entire career, Kohli won’t take long to do so if he unleashes his best.
Captain with most Test centuries
While Kohli has been a force to reckon with throughout his international career, his best was unleashed after getting the captaincy role. Interestingly, his tally of 20 Test centuries as skipper is the second-highest for any player. Former South African captain Graeme Smith (25) currently holds the top spot. Hence, Kohli would like to displace him soon.
Most T20I runs
Martin Guptill recently replaced Kohli as the highest run-scorer in T20Is. As Kohli was rested for the recently-concluded T20I series against New Zealand, Guptill went past him. However, the Indian skipper, who has 3227 runs in 95 T20Is, would like to get the top spot soon.
Second-highest run-scorer for India
Kohli would also be eyeing a record of current Team India head coach Rahul Dravid. While Kohli is India’s third-highest run-getter with 23161 runs, Dravid holds the second place with his tally reading 24064 runs. The Indian skipper can also get this record soon.
