Virat Kohli: A modern day run machine in numbers

By Sayantan Bhattacharjee

Updated - 05 Nov 2015, 12:39 IST

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Virat Kohli: A modern day run machine in numbers: A typical modern-day cricketer, Virat Kohli plays his game aggressively, wears the heart on his sleeves, yet retains the element of maturity that forms an integral part of every good and great player.

Once Steve Waugh was quoted as saying- while Kohli does cross the line once in a while, he likes the passion. “I like aggression in players, if it can be controlled. Sometimes, Virat crosses the line a little bit but I like his passion. Virat Kohli will go down as an all-time great,” he said.

With 6831 from 166 ODI’s, along with 23 centuries and 34 fifties, Virat Kohli has lifted India on several occasions. He averages 50.60 in ODI and 45.06 in Tests.

The Indian Test captain has 11 hundreds and 11 fifties to his credit. He is one of the few cricketers who averages more than 40 in t20 cricket. Virat Kohli has amassed 1016 runs at an average of 44.17. along with 9 fifties.

He is the fastest Indian to score 1,000, 3,000 and 4,000 runs in ODIs and is also the fastest cricketer to score 10 ODI centuries. He was also the highest run-scorer for India in ODIs for three consecutive years – 2010, 2011 and 2012 and won the ICC ODI cricketer of the year award in 2012.

Kohli has a mature head on his rather young shoulders. Known to be an aggressive batsman, he has a sound technique, which makes him pick up the length of the ball earlier than most others. He is equally sound against pace and spin, and never looks ungainly at the crease.

With a penchant for using his feet against the spinners, he is known to be quite destructive when in the mood. Kohli has had high expectations placed on him from the moment he picked up a bat and has shown signs that he is well on the way to fulfilling those predictions.

Today on his birthday, let’s roll down the milestones he has achieved so far in the international arena.

 Fastest century

  • Fastest century in ODIs by an Indian batsman (in 52 balls)

 Milestones

  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1,000 runs in ODIs
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 4,000 runs in ODIs
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 10 centuries in ODIs and second fastest overall behind Amla
  • Fastest century in ODIs by an Indian batsman (in 52 balls)

 Most runs in a calendar year

  • Most ODI runs in 2010 by an Indian cricketer
  • Most ODI runs in 2011 by any cricketer
  • Most ODI runs in 2012 by an Indian cricketer
  • Most ODI runs in 2013 by an Indian cricketer
  • Most ODI runs in 2014 by an Indian cricketer
  • Most Test runs in 2012 by an Indian cricketer

 Captaincy records

  • First player to score three centuries in his first three innings as Test captain
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 15 centuries in ODIs and second fastest overall Amla
  • Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 20 centuries in ODIs and second fastest overall behind Amla
  • Fastest cricketer to reach 1,000 runs in T20Is

  Performance by batting position

ODI: Performance Analysis by Batting Position

Position Inns NO 50s 100s HS Runs Avg
Opening 6 0 1 0 54 161 26.83
No. 3 106 14 24 16 183 4735 51.47
No. 4 37 7 8 7 139* 1744 58.13
No. 5 3 0 1 0 80 123 41.00
No. 6 1 1 0 0 23* 23
No. 7 4 1 0 0 27 38 12.67
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
No. 11
Overall 157 23 34 23 183 6824 50.93

Test: Performance Analysis by Batting Position

Position Inns NO 100s 50s 0s HS Runs Avg S/R Ca St
3 4 1 0 0 0 41 90 30.00 60.00 2 0
4 31 1 7 4 2 169 1518 50.60 58.81 8 0
5 21 2 3 4 1 107 771 40.58 44.44 13 0
6 9 0 1 3 1 116 404 44.89 51.60 3 0
7 1 0 0 0 0 11 11 11.00 52.38 2 0
Overall 66 4 11 11 4 169 2794 45.06 53.02 33 0

T20I: Performance Analysis by Batting Position

Position Inns NO 50s 100s HS Runs Avg
Opening 2 0 1 0 70 98 49.00
No. 3 23 4 8 0 78* 859 45.21
No. 4 2 0 0 0 29 33 16.50
No. 5 1 1 0 0 26* 26
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
No. 11
Overall 28 5 9 0 78* 1016 44.17

Stats source: HowSTAT and Wikipedia

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