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10 amazing milestones, records held by Virat Kohli in cricket
One of the most renowned cricketers in the world, Virat Kohli turned 35 on November 5, 2023. Let's take a look at some amazing records held by the cricketer.
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During the ICC World Cup match against Sri Lanka, Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of completing 1,000 runs more than seven times. Kohli achieved this feat in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
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Kohli smashed his record-equalling 49th ODI century during the ICC World Cup 2023 match against South Africa. The batter equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record in a fifty-over format.
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The star cricketer is currently the only active player who has scored the most ODI runs in cricket. He has scored a total of 13,525* ODI runs in his illustrious International cricket career.
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Kohli is the fastest batter to achieve milestones of 8,000 to 13,000 ODI runs.
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He is the only player to have scored 3,000 runs in ICC white-ball events.
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Kohli is the highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup. He scored a total of 1,141 runs in 27 matches and 25 innings at an average of 81.50.
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He is the only active player to have smashed most centuries (78) in International cricket.
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The former Indian cricket team captain is the only active player to have smashed most double centuries (7) in Test cricket.
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Virat Kohli has been conferred with most ICC awards (9) across test cricket, ODI and T20I.
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Kohli has been conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. He is also the recipient of the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.
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