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Virat Kohli Turns 38, Holds Record‑Breaking ODI, T20, Test, and IPL Milestones

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Virat Kohli Turns 38, Holds Record‑Breaking ODI, T20, Test, and IPL Milestones
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Virat Kohli celebrated his 38th birthday today. The Indian batting star has earned worldwide acclaim for his big centuries, match‑winning knocks, aggressive style, animated celebrations and record‑breaking performances. Kohli first rose to prominence when he led India to the Under‑19 World Cup title in 2008. He then made his international debut and began a career that saw him break record after record, establishing himself as one of the best batters across all formats.

As he turns 38, Kohli aims to add more runs, records and trophies to his already impressive career, with a particular focus on the 2027 ODI World Cup. Having been part of India’s 2011 World Cup‑winning team, he hopes to lift the trophy again.

**ODI Records** - Most ODI centuries in men’s cricket: 55 centuries, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 49. First batter to reach 50 centuries in the format. - Fastest to 10,000 ODI runs: 10,000 runs in 205 innings, 54 innings faster than Tendulkar. - Most runs in successful ODI chases: 6,477 runs, ahead of Tendulkar. - Most ODI centuries while chasing: 25 centuries, the highest for any batter. - Most runs in a single men’s ODI World Cup edition: 765 runs in 11 innings at the 2023 World Cup, surpassing Tendulkar’s 673 in 2003. - Highest run‑scorer in ODI run chases: 8,741 runs in 180 matches and 169 innings while chasing, surpassing Tendulkar’s 8,720. - Most ODI centuries while chasing: 30 centuries, the only batter to reach this mark. - First batter to score 13,000 ODI runs while batting at No. 3.

**T20 World Cup and T20I Records** - Most runs in men’s T20 World Cup history: 1,292 runs across five editions (2012‑2024), the tournament’s highest run‑scorer. - Most runs in a single men’s T20 World Cup edition: 319 runs in the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh. - First player to win consecutive T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament awards (2014 and 2016). - Highest career batting average among leading run‑scorers in T20 World Cup history: 58.72. - Most Player‑of‑the‑Match awards in men’s T20Is at retirement: 16 awards, including the 2024 T20 World Cup final. - Most Player‑of‑the‑Series awards in men’s T20Is: seven awards. - Most runs by an Indian T20I captain in a bilateral series: 558 runs in the 2016 series against Australia.

**Test Records** - Highest ICC Test batting rating points by an Indian: 937 points in 2018. - Most double centuries by a Test captain: seven double centuries, the most by any captain. - Most Test double centuries by an Indian batter: seven, shared with Virender Sehwag. - Most Test matches as India’s captain: 68 Tests, the most by any Indian captain. - Most Test victories as India’s captain: 40 victories in 68 Tests. - Most Test runs as India’s captain: 5,864 runs, the highest by an Indian captain. - Most Test centuries as India’s captain: 20 centuries. - Highest individual Test score by an Indian captain: unbeaten 254 against South Africa in Pune, October 2019. - First Indian captain to score twin centuries on captaincy debut: 115 and 141 against Australia in Adelaide, December 2014. - First Indian to score four centuries in a single overseas Test series: 2014‑15 tour of Australia. - First batter to score double centuries in four consecutive Test series: against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh between 2016 and 2017. - Highest Test runs by an Indian in a single home season: 1,059 runs in the 2016‑17 home season at an average of 75.64.

**IPL Records** - Most runs in IPL history: 8,779 runs as of 3 November 2026, the competition’s highest run‑scorer. - Most centuries in IPL history: nine centuries, ahead of Jos Buttler’s seven. - Most half‑centuries in IPL history: 64 half‑centuries, the highest tally. - Highest individual run tally in a single IPL season: 973 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2016. - Most centuries in an IPL season: four centuries in 2016, shared with Jos Buttler’s four in 2022. - First player to score 8,000 IPL runs. - First batter to score 600‑plus runs in four consecutive IPL seasons (2023‑2026).

**Closing in on Sachin Tendulkar** - Second‑highest run‑scorer in international cricket history: over 28,000 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, behind Tendulkar’s 34,357. - Second‑highest century‑maker in international cricket: 86 centuries, behind Tendulkar’s 100. - Second‑highest run‑scorer in ODI history: over 15,000 runs, behind Tendulkar’s 18,426.

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