Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Top Records And Unknown Facts About India Batter, In PICS

Kohli equalled the record of Sachin Tendulkar for most centuries in ODI cricket on his 35th birthday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He smashed century number 49 in ODIs against South Africa in the 2023 World Cup.

Virat Kohli has an average of 66.41 in ODI, while chasing totals, and lives up to his nickname of 'Chasemaster'. Kohli has 2nd most number of ODI centuries ever - 48 - behind only Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 49. (Photo: AP)

 

Virat Kohli is the first batsman to hit three consecutive hundreds against two separate opponents. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka and the West Indies. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman to reach 4,000 runs as captain in Tests. He reached the landmark in just 65 innings. The previous record was held by Brian Lara, who had scaled the height in 71 innings. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli is the batter to have scored the most runs in T20I cricket - 4,008 and scored most fifties in this format as well - 38 till date. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli has notched up 10 centuries against Sri Lanka, the most scored by a batter against a single country in international cricket. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli scored his sixth double hundred as a captain in December 2017 – the most by any captain. The previous record was held by Brian Lara, who had five such scores in his captaincy stint. (Photo: AP)

Back in February 2012, the 23-year-old Virat Kohli hit the headlines for featuring on the list of 10 best-dressed international men. On the list published by the renowned GQ magazine, Kohli held the number three spot for his dressing style. The list also included the then-United States (US) President Barack Obama. (Photo: ANI)

Virat Kohli is the most followed Indian celebrity on Instagram with 262 million followers currently. He is the third most followed sportsperson in the world on Instagram after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. (Photo: ANI)