During the Indian team’s second innings in the Centurion Test, Virat Kohli produced an outstanding knock that featured several outstanding shots. Additionally, on Thursday, he accomplished a remarkable accomplishment by becoming the first hitter to score more than 2000 international runs in a calendar year for the eighth time. Previously held by Kumar Sangakkara on six occasions, he became the batter to score 2000+ runs on the most occasions.
In 2012, Kohli’s first outstanding performance came with 2186 runs at an average of 53.31. The next time the Indian star batsman scored 2286 runs at an average of 55.75 was in 2014. A few years later, Kohli established his consistency, scoring more than 2000 runs in four straight years from 2016 to 2019.
Kohli became the first batter in history to hit 2000+ runs in seven calendar years, Moreover, in his 29th Test against South Africa, he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 1724 runs, totaling 1750 runs against the Proteas. Kohli’s brilliance, however, couldn’t hide the weaknesses in India’s batting order. The team’s top batting order disintegrated, with openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal failing to score in double figures and gave a bad start to secong innings of the game.
Kohli has also surpassed Daryl Mitchell on the list of hitters with the most runs in international cricket in 2023, with just Shubman Gill ahead of him. While Kohli was the lone warrior with the bat for the Indian side in the second innings of the current Centurion Test, the other hitters, except for KL Rahul, battled throughout the game, paving the way for the opposition’s dominance.
Shubman Gill’s 26-run contribution provided some energy, but Kohli’s courageous effort kept the innings together. The remainder of the batting order struggled, falling victim to the persistent Proteas bowling assault, scoring just 131 runs in the second innings.
South Africa’s hero was Nandre Burger, who took four key wickets, while Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada contributed three and two wickets, respectively. South African bowlers took advantage of India’s sluggish batting, exposing their flaws and capitalizing on their early problems.
In the middle of the team’s terrible performance, Kohli’s record-breaking accomplishment gave hope. However, it was eventually overshadowed by India’s weakness and failure to transform individual brilliance into collective success. The Centurion match performance is a wake-up call for the team to review their game before the next test match in Cape Town.
Major Records broken by King Kohli in 2023
Most ODI hundreds in history: Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most ODI centuries after smashing his 50th tonne against New Zealand in the quarterfinals at the Wankhede Stadium.
Most runs in a single World Cup edition: After failing to break the 500-run barrier in the previous three ODI World Cups, Kohli shattered the record by hitting the most runs in a single World Cup edition. By scoring 765 runs in 11 matches, King Kohli eclipsed Sachin Tendulkar’s two-decade-old record (673 runs).
Kohli became the first batter in IPL history to achieve 7000 runs in 2023. Kohli accomplished this in his 233rd match or 225th inning. So far in the IPL, he has 7 centuries and 50 fifties.
Second-most 50+ scores in international cricket: After hitting a fifty during the World Cup Final, Kohli overtook Ponting, who recorded 217 50+ scores in international cricket history. Still, in order to surpass the Little Master, Kohli requires 47 scores of fifty or above.
Virat Kohli is one of the finest players in IPL history, with 7 centuries, which is the most hundreds batsman in IPL history. Virat Kohli has appeared in 237 IPL matches and scored 7,263 runs at an average of 37.24.
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