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Top three Records of Virat Kohli that might never get broken
While there are some records that people might have a chance to break, there are some records that will take some doing to break them.
If there’s any player who’s ruled the last decade of international cricket it’s Virat Kohli. The star batter has scored runs one after the other in every calendar year and grew in stature to be touted as a modern great. Kohli broke several batting records across formats as his average crossed the 50-run mark in all the formats of international cricket. While there are some records that people might have a chance to break, there are some records that will take some doing inorder to break them. On that note, let’s take a look at the top three records of Virat Kohli that might never get broken:
1 Most Double hundreds as captain in Tests
Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)
Kohli took over the reins of Test captaincy from MS Dhoni in 2015 and took India to heights never seen before. While his tenure as a captain was extremely successful, Kohli also had a great run with the bat during his captaincy. He scored seven double-hundreds in Test Cricket as a captain which is the most by any Test skipper in the history of the game. He’s also the only player to score four double-hundreds in four consecutive Test series.
2 Most Centuries as Captain in ODIs
Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli’s golden run with the bat was not only limited to Test cricket as bowlers were at the receiving end in the ODIs as well. While captaining the ‘Men-in-Blue’, the 34-year-old reached the coveted landmark of 100 runs 21 times in his career in the limited overs format which is also the highest by any captain. As a leader, he has 5449 runs to his name at an average of 72.65.
3 Most Centuries while chasing in ODIs
Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)
If there’s anything that Kohli loves the most in international cricket i.e chasing. The Delhi-batter has taken Indian home in several impossible chases on many occasions with his scintillating innings. Out of the 44 ODI hundreds of Kohli, 26 have come while chasing where India have won on 22 occasions. While batting second, Kohli has scored 7,311 runs at an average of 65.86.
There are just six players who have over 25 centuries in ODIs and to think that Kohli has 26 hundreds only while chasing. This record will take a herculean effort from anybody to break it.
