Indian captain Virat Kohli has now made natural to break the top records in international cricket history. When he comes to bat in present days, mostly he surpasses the old history and creates a new record.
The Indian team is currently busy in the three-match home ODI series against Australia. While the hosts lost the first ODI of this series at Mumbai on last Tuesday (14th January), they will play the penultimate game of this series on Friday (17th January) at Rajkot. As Kohli has made it simple to break the top international records with his consistent performances, he is on the verge to achieve the following top records.
Records which can be achieved by Virat Kohli in Rajkot ODI
Fastest captain to complete 5,000 ODI runs
Virat Kohli has scored 4,905 runs as an ODI captain in 80 innings. The right-handed batsman is 95 runs away to complete 5,000 ODI runs as a captain. A total of seven ODI captains have scored 5,000+ runs. While the present fastest record-holder is the former Indian captain, MS Dhoni, as he achieved this feat in 127 ODI innings as a captain, Kohli has a great chance to break this record.
Most international centuries as a captain
Virat Kohli is one century away to become the most centurion captain in international cricket history. At present, he is the joint record holder in this list with the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as both have hit 41 international centuries as a captain. While Ponting played 376 international innings, Kohli has played only 196 international innings.
Joint most ODI centuries against Australia
Virat Kohli needs to hit one more century to touch the record of most ODI centuries against Australia. At present, Kohli has hit eight ODI centuries against Australia. The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is holding the record of most ODI centuries against Australia as the right-handed batsman hit nine ODI centuries.
Joint most ODI centuries at home
Another century will take the Indian cricketer Virat Kohli to the joint top position of most ODI centuries for a batsman on the home soil. In India, Kohli has hit 19 ODI centuries in 90 ODI innings. Sachin Tendulkar is holding this record as he hit 20 ODI centuries at home.