5 Records of Virat Kohli that are difficult to break

In 2008, when Virat Kohli won the U-19 World Cup as the Indian captain, no one expected that he would become one of the best Indian captains ever. But over the years, with his ability to learn and his fearlessly, Kohli has transformed himself into one of the modern greats.

Even if, Kohli retires today, he would leave a huge legacy behind. More than 11,000 ODIs runs and another 7,000 Tests runs to go with close to 3,000 T20I runs, the current Indian skipper doesn’t have anything to prove anymore.

There are numerous records which the Indian captain holds and there are several more which he is on way to break. But, there are certain records set by him, which would be extremely difficult to break for any other batsman.

Without furthermore to say, let’s check the 5 records of Virat Kohli that are difficult to break:

1. Getting a wicket on the zeroth ball of his career

Getting a wicket off the first ball of their career is something which a lot of individuals have done. But, this might surprise you a bit. Virat Kohli actually got a wicket on the zeroth ball of his T20I career. He is also the only bowler to have ever done so in international cricket.

The incident took place in the T20I match between England and India in Manchester in 2011. While chasing a moderate score, the hosts were going on strong with Kevin Pietersen looking in some good form. MS Dhoni pulled another trick from his bag. He introduced Kohli into the attack. Though he had bowled at the highest level, he hadn’t bowled in a T20I match.

The first ball which Kohli bowled went down the legside. Pietersen, who was standing out of his crease wasn’t quick enough in comparison to Dhoni behind the stumps. Dhoni took the bails off and KP was adjudged stumped out. However, the umpire called it a wide ball and Kohli got a wicket off an illegitimate delivery. Hence, Kohli became the first and only bowler until now to get a wicket on the zeroth ball of his career.