Virat Kohli Completes 17 Years In International Cricket: Virat Kohli has been an incredible servant of Indian cricket and is one of the finest batters to have ever graced the game. Kohli, on Monday, August 18, completed his 17 years in international cricket.

Virat made his international debut for India on this day way back in 2008 during an ODI match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, and the rest ended up being history. In his first match, Virat Kohli managed to score only 12 runs, but that maiden appearance marked the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket that would bring revolution in different aspects.

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On the back of immense hard work, dedication and passion, Kohli went on to become one of the greatest batters in the history of the game. Virat first came into the limelight when he captained the India U-19 cricket team to a title win in the junior World Cup in Malaysia. Just 5 months later, he made it to the national team and opened the innings with Gautam Gambhir in an away game.

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Social media is flooded with posts for Virat on the 17th anniversary of his India debut. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) also shared a post for one of India's greats on X.

"Run machine, record breaker & relentless passion for the game! #OnThisDay Virat made his debut and the rest is history!" the Yellow Army wrote on X.

Kohli recently saw another high in his cricketing career when he won his maiden IPL trophy with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru earlier this year. Virat has been part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) since IPL's inception in 2008 and achieved immense success as well as several accolades at the individual level, but finally got his hands on the trophy in the IPL 2025.

Having already retired from T20I and Test cricket, Virat only remains an ODI cricketer, and there has been a lot of buzz around regarding his possible comeback. He has been out of action since the IPL 2025, and there have been speculations around whether he will continue to play till the ODI World Cup 2027. Several reports claimed that Virat, along with veteran batter and current ODI captain Rohit Sharma, will return to action during the series against Australia.

Ahead of his much-awaited return to action, let's take a look at some of his legendary records in ODI cricket.

1. Virat Kohli stands alone in ODI cricket as the fastest batsman ever to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, 12,000, 13,000, and 14,000 runs, showcasing his unmatched consistency.

2. Kohli holds the all-time record for the most centuries in ODIs by any batter, with an impressive total of 51 centuries. He went past Sachin Tendulkar's tally during the ODI World Cup 2023 before hitting another in the all-important match against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

3. In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Kohli smashed 765 runs in a single ODI series, the highest ever by a batsman in a World Cup campaign.

4. Kohli has had a magnificent batting record in ODI cricket, specially while chasing targets. He has scored 27 ODI hundreds while batting second, the most by any batter in ODI history.

5. With 14,181 runs at an average 57.88, Kohli is statistically the most consistent batter in ODI cricket history among players with 10,000+ runs.


Virat Kohli ODI Stats

Matches: 302

Innings: 290

Runs: 14181

Average: 57.88

Strike Rate: 93.35

Fifties: 74

Centuries: 51

Best Score: 183