5 Records That Virat Kohli Can Break Across All Formats:
Since the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 termination, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has scored fantastic 1,739 runs in 36 games at an average of 54.34 and has a strike rate of 88.36 incorporating 10 half-centuries and four centuries in all the three formats of cricket.
He has an average of 52.25 in Test cricket, an average of 58.10 in ODI format and 53.10 average in T20I format but since the last year World Cup, Virat Kohli didn’t perform as it was earlier. The most criticism, Virat Kohli faced was about the performance in New Zealand.
Virat Kohli has a lot of outstanding records. Maybe it is because of Virat’s skill of scoring runs in all formats which builds him as a complete batsman.
5 superb records which Virat Kohli can break across all formats
Maximum runs across formats
The Indian captain has scored an enormous 21,901 runs with an average rate of 56.15 in his 416 matches across all formats. Currently, Virat Kohli has earned the eighth position among the batsmen who have maximum runs in all formats.
There is no doubt that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list by having 34, 357 runs with an average of 48.52 in 664 international games.
Kohli has to go a long way to go beyond Sachin Tendulkar. He is close to his upper top listing player, i.e. former West Indies skipper Brian Lara, who scored 22,358 runs. Kohli needs only 458 runs to surpass the legend of West Indies and acquire the seventh position.
Maximum centuries across formats
The interesting fact is that the Indian captain’s 416 international games is the lowest among the abovementioned list. From this, we can guess how frequent Kohli has achieved the top listing level.
Virat has already overcome the 100-run mark 70 times across all formats and now he is behind the former Australia captain Ricky Ponting (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (100).
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— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 19, 2020
Virat Kohli only needs two more centuries to conquer the second spot. But need a lot of time to surpass Tendulkar in this list.
Maximum away runs across formats
Virat Kohli is also on the list of becoming the fourth batsman to score 10,000 international runs away from home. In just 184 number of international outings, Virat has scored 9,625 runs with an average rate of 50.65 incorporating 42 half-centuries and 34 centuries.
But for now, Kohli need much time to overcome Tendulkar, whose record is 13,780 runs in international foreign matches. He needs 205 runs to pin down renowned South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who scored 9,625 runs. By surpassing him Kohli will acquire fifth position in the list.
Apart from Tendulkar and Kallis, Rahul Dravid (11,765), Sangakkara (10,780) and Ricky Ponting (10,632) are other players who present in the list.
Maximum home runs across formats
The Indian captain placed at seventh position in the list of scoring maximum runs at home ground in all formats. Kohli has scored 9,543 runs with an average of 62.37 by playing 166 international matches at home.
He wants 269 more runs to pin down former Australia skipper Allan Border’s total records of 9,811 runs. After adding 457 runs, he can be the sixth batsman, who scores 10,000 international runs at home.
Now, Virat is behind Sachin Tendulkar (42) and Ricky Ponting (36) in the list of making maximum centuries at home.
Maximum runs in Asia
Now, Kohli is at the sixth position in the list of the maximum number of runs in Asia by scoring 12, 627 runs in 230 number of matches with an average of 61.59.
He needs more 871 runs to surpass Rahul Dravid (13,497) in this category.
The 31-years-old Virat Kohli entered this category very early. By playing 65 matches, he scored 3,236 runs across all formats at an average rate of 53.93 incorporating 19 half-centuries and eight centuries.
Former captain of Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara tops the list having 16,369 runs in 311 number of matches in all formats at an average of 50.83. He has scored 90 half-centuries and 43 centuries. The Sri Lankan batsman also has the most 50+ runs after the age of 30.
