Virat Kohli Creates a New Record

What record did Virat Kohli create?

The ICC Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup is happening now. The Indian team is doing really well in this tournament. They recently won against Bangladesh. At the time of writing this, India is in the first place on the league table. In the game against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli did something amazing.

He scored a century and helped India win by seven wickets. With these runs, Kohli became the fastest batter in men's cricket history to reach 26,000 runs in international cricket. He broke a record held by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

This was also Kohli’s 48th ODI century. He can tie and break Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries in this year’s World Cup. This was also Kohli’s 78th international century in all formats. He is 23 centuries away from breaking Tendulkar's record of 100 international centuries.

Kohli also passed Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene to become the fourth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history. At the time of writing this, Kohli is also the fourth-highest run scorer (1384) in the ODI Cricket World Cup history.

What do we know about Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli was born in 1988 in Delhi. He is one of the best Indian cricketers. Many people like him worldwide because he's very good at playing cricket. He worked hard to become a great cricketer.

Virat Kohli was the captain of the Indian national cricket team and the Indian U-19 cricket team. He won many awards in his career. He was also part of the Indian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. In 2020, he got the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.

Can India win this year’s World Cup?

The Indian team is doing well in this year's World Cup. Fans love how they're playing. But the tournament has other good teams, so winning won't be easy. Let's hope India makes it to the final and wins!