Virat Kohli is the only cricketer who averages above 50 in all 3 formats of the game. He strikes more than 130 in the T20I format and Virat Kohli statistics strike rate touches 200 in the end overs. Kohli scores most of his runs in a conventional manner even in T20I’s. This facet separates him from the rest.
We at StumpsandBails bring you 6 records that Virat Kohli owns in T20I’s:
#1 3000 runs
Virat Kohli became the first male cricketer to breach the 3000 runs mark in T20I’s. Kohli unsurprisingly is the highest run-getter in the shortest format of the game. He is the third cricketer overall to score 3000 runs behind New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and West Indies’ Stefani Taylor.
#2 Maximum number of cities
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the maximum number of half-centuries in T20I’s. Kohli has 26 half-centuries to his name. He is ahead of Rohit Sharma (25) and David Warner (25). Kohli with his consistency is sure to lead the charts in this metric.
#3 Indian record
Virat Kohli held on to an Indian record of not getting dismissed for a duck in 47 straight innings. No other Indian batsman comes close to Kohli for holding this record. He is the only Indian to have played most innings without getting out for a duck. Hamilton Masakadza (61 innings) from Zimbabwe holds the record among all International cricketers.
#4 Most boundaries in T20I’s
Virat Kohli has struck 270 boundaries in 81 T20I innings. He has hit more boundaries than any other batsmen in this format. Ireland’s Paul Stirling (251 fours) and Martin Guptill (250 fours) are next on the list.
#5 Fastest Indian to 1000 runs
Among Indian batsmen to score 1000 T20I runs, Kohli is the fastest to reach the landmark. Kohli breached the 1000 runs mark in 27 innings. Dawid Malan is the fastest overall to reach the milestone in 24 innings.
#6 Fastest to 2000 runs
Kohli owns the record of becoming the fastest batsmen to reach the 2000 runs mark in T20I’s. He reached the 2000 runs milestone in just 56 innings. Kohli broke Brendon McCullum’s record (66 innings) to achieve this milestone.
