Kohli crosses 9000 runs in Test cricket

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Bengaluru: Batting maestro Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian to cross 9000 runs in Test cricket, scaling another peak in a glorious career during the third day of the opening match against New Zealand here on Friday. Most ODI centuries - 50. First batsman to hit 50 centuries in ODIs.

Most centuries against one team - 10 against Sri Lanka. Most ODI centuries while chasing - 27. Most ODI centuries in India - 22.



Fastest to - 8,000 runs (175 innings), 9,000 runs (194 innings), 10,000 runs, 11,000 runs (222 innings), 12,000 runs (242 innings) and 13,000 runs (267 innings). Highest-ever career batting average by an Indian - 58.67 Highest historic ICC rating points by an Indian - 909 points.

Most 300-plus runs scored in bilateral series - 6. Fastest ODI century by an Indian - 52 balls against Australia in 2013. Fastest Indian to reach 25, 30, 35, 40 centuries.

Fastest in the world to score 30th and 35th centuries. Most runs in a bilateral series - 558 against South Africa in 2018. Most runs in T20Is – 4,037 runs.

Most Fifty-plus scores in the career – 38 (including 37 fifties and 1 century). Most fifties in T20Is - 37. Highest career batting average in T20I by an Indian – 51.

75. Fastest to 3,000 runs - 81 innings Fastest to 3,500 runs - 96 innings. Most player of the match awards - 15.

Most Player of the series awards - 7 times. Most fours in T20Is by an Indian - 361. Most runs in the IPL – 7805 runs.

Most centuries in IPL - 8. Most runs in a single edition of IPL – 973 runs (2016). It is likely to be an unbeatable Virat Kohli record.

Most centuries in a single edition of IPL - 4 (2016). Most involvement in double-century plus partnerships - 3, two times with AB de Villiers and once with Chris Gayle..