5 records of Virat Kohli which are difficult to break

By Ravi - May 12, 2025 03:58 PM
Last updated on May 12, 2025 03:58 PM

5 records of Virat Kohli which are difficult to break

Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli is among those batsmen of the world, Kohli has a great record of playing big innings in Test cricket. Let us tell you that King Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket today i.e. on 12 May 2025. He shared this information by posting on his Instagram account.

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1. Most double centuries as Test captain

Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most Test centuries by an Indian batsman. Kohli scored 9230 runs in 210 innings of 123 matches, in which he scored double centuries 7 times. He did not score any double century in the first five years of his Test career, but since 2016, he has scored double centuries 7 times. He is the only Indian Test captain to do so, who has scored double centuries 7 times in Tests.

2. Virat Kohli most matches as captain in Tests

Virat Kohli captained India in Tests and played 68 matches, in which the team won 40 matches, while losing 17 matches. King Kohli has won the most Test matches while captaining India. Behind him is MS Dhoni, who led the team to victory in 27 out of 60 Test matches while captaining India. In such a situation, hardly anyone can break this record of Kohli.

3. Virat Kohli most test as indian captain

Virat Kohli has captained the Indian team in the most number of matches in Test cricket. Kohli captained India in 68 matches, in which the team won 40 matches and lost 17, while 11 matches were drawn. Team India's win percentage under Kohli's captaincy was 58.82%.

4. It is difficult to create a captaincy record like Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli was the only Test captain to win in England, Australia and South Africa. Under Virat's captaincy, India won 24 out of 31 matches and lost 2 matches at home, while under Dhoni's captaincy, India won 30 matches and lost 21 matches. Rohit won 10 out of 16 matches and lost 5 matches as captain.

While captaining India on foreign soil, Virat won 16 out of 36 matches and lost 15 matches. Under Dhoni's captaincy, Team India won only 6 out of 30 matches abroad and lost 15 matches and 9 matches were drawn. Under Rohit's captaincy, India won 2 out of 5 matches and lost 2, while one match was drawn.

5. Most runs in Test matches as Indian captain

Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in Tests as an Indian captain. He has scored 5864 runs, which includes 20 centuries. No other player has scored more runs than him while captaining the Indian team.