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Virat Kohli: Cricket Records & Career Timeline

Virat Kohli is a former India cricket captain and one of the leading run-scorers in the sport's history. He holds the all-time record for most ODI centuries (5…

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IPL 2026 CHAMPIONS

RCB Retain the IPL Title, Kohli Named Player of the Match

RCB beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets to retain the IPL title, their second in a row. Kohli's unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, including the fastest fifty of his IPL career (…

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54TH ODI CENTURY

Most Recent ODI Century, in a Losing Cause

Kohli scored 124 off 108 balls against New Zealand at Indore, his 54th ODI century, extending his own all-time record. New Zealand still won the match and the series 2-1…

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RCB'S FIRST IPL TITLE

RCB Win the IPL After an 18-Season Wait

RCB beat Punjab Kings by six runs to win their maiden IPL title, 18 seasons after Kohli's debut for the franchise in 2008. Kohli top-scored with 43 off 35 balls, playing…

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TEST RETIREMENT

Virat Kohli Retires From Test Cricket

Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, closing a 14-year, 123-match career with 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and seven double hundreds. His actual last Test was p…

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T20 WORLD CUP CHAMPION

Wins the T20 World Cup, Retires From the Format

India beat South Africa by seven runs to win the T20 World Cup. Kohli, who had scored just 75 runs across the tournament's previous seven matches, top-scored with 76 off…

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ODI CENTURY RECORD

Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's Record for Most ODI Centuries

In the 2023 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, Kohli scored 117 off 113 balls for his 50th ODI century, surpassing Tendulkar's long-standing record of 49. He went…

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END OF CAPTAINCY

Resigns as India Test Captain, Ending His Captaincy Across All Formats

Kohli resigned the Test captaincy on 15 January 2022, completing a four-month unwinding of his leadership: he had already given up the T20I captaincy in late 2021 and be…

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FULL CAPTAINCY

Named Full-Time ODI and T20I Captain

Following MS Dhoni's decision to step down from white-ball captaincy, Kohli was named ODI and T20I captain, consolidating all three formats under his leadership for the…

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TEST CAPTAINCY DEBUT

Captains India in Tests for the First Time, Scores Twin Centuries

Deputising for an injured MS Dhoni, Kohli led India in a Test for the first time and scored 115 and 141 in the two innings, becoming the first Indian captain to score tw…

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INDIA DEBUT

Virat Kohli Makes His International ODI Debut

Five months after captaining India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup title, Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka, scoring 12 runs. His first ODI century followed in D…

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