Virat Kohli Record List in All Formats

Virat Kohli, often called “King Kohli” or “Cheeku,” is one of the greatest cricketers of the modern era. Born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi, India, Kohli is a top-order batsman who has starred for India in all formats, represents Delhi domestically, and has been the heartbeat of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL.

Virat Kohli — Records

Test Matches

• Most double centuries by an Indian: 7 double hundreds (the most by any Indian).
• Most 150+ Test scores as captain: (user data indicates multiple big scores as captain).
• Highest Test score: 254* (vs South Africa, 2019).
• Notable feats:
  • First Indian captain to win two Boxing Day Tests (MCG 2018; Centurion 2021).
  • Recorded the highest win (by runs) as India captain — beating New Zealand by 372 runs (2021).
  • Fastest to 7,000 Test runs: reached in 138 innings
• Summary highlights : Kohli finished his Test career with 30 Test centuries and outstanding match-winning knocks that defined India’s red-ball era under his leadership.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

• Most ODI centuries : 52 ODI centuries
• Fastest to major ODI milestones: fastest to 8k, 9k, 10k, 11k, 12k, 13k and beyond .
• Master of the chase: 27 centuries while chasing .
• Outstanding series: 558 runs in the South Africa series (2018).
• Highest career ODI average (Indian context): 58+ .
• Chase success influence: a very large percentage of his ODI hundreds came in winning causes

T20 Internationals (T20Is)

• Runs in T20Is : 4,188 runs, including 1 century and 37 fifties.
• Average & strike: outstanding average 48.7 and a high strike rate showing his sustained dominance in the format.
• Milestones: fastest to 3,000 and 3,500 T20I runs and many Player of the Match / Series awards in T20Is.

Indian Premier League (IPL)

• Most IPL runs : 8,661 — Kohli is the IPL’s leading run-scorer.
• Most runs in a single IPL season: 973 runs (IPL 2016), including 4 centuries, the record for a single season.
• Most IPL centuries: 8 centuries in IPL history .
• Notable: first player in IPL history to reach multiple run landmarks and consistently a top performer for RCB.

Career in Numbers

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s	50s
Test		—	9,230	254*	49	55.5	30	31
ODI	302–306	—	14,390	183	~58.0	93.4	52	75
T20I	125	—	4,188	122*	48.7	137.05	1	38
IPL	263–267	—	8,661	113*	39.5	132.8	8	63

Top Combined Records Across Formats

• Most centuries across formats (user total): 83 international centuries (30 Test + 52 ODI + 1 T20I).
• Fastest to 17,000 international runs: 363 innings
• Fastest to 25,000 international runs: 549 innings
• Only player with 20,000+ runs at an average of 50+
• Most Player of the Series awards (combined): 21 .

Most Double Centuries by an Indian (Tests)

Virat Kohli has 7 double centuries in Test cricket the most by an Indian, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (each with six double centuries). This is one of Kohli’s standout Test batting records.

Notable Partnerships & Pair Records

• Kohli–Rohit partnership milestones:
  • Third-most 50+ partnerships at home in ODIs as a pair.
  • Entered the top-five for 100+ partnerships at home in ODIs (8 100+ stands).
  • 20th 100+ partnership in ODIs as a pair (equalled Dilshan–Sangakkara at the time).
  • The pair became the top run-scorers as a batting duo at home in ODIs with 2,667 runs together .
• Other partnership highlights: Kohli has been part of many match-defining stands, including record 8th-wicket stands and multiple double-century partnerships in the IPL era with AB de Villiers.

How Many International Centuries

• Total international centuries : 83 (30 Test + 52 ODI + 1 T20I).
  

Awards & Honours

• Arjuna Award — 2013
• Padma Shri — 2017
• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna — 2018
• Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) — 2017, 2018
• ICC ODI Player of the Year — 2012, 2017, 2018
• ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade (2011–2020)
• Multiple ICC Team of the Year inclusions, Player of the Tournament / Series awards across formats.