4 ICC trophies, 27 thousand runs... Virat Kohlis 17 years of dominance in international cricket

 4 ICC Trophies, 27 Thousand Runs:  The day of 18 August is very special for former Team India captain Virat Kohli. 17 years ago, in the year 2008, on this day, Virat Kohli made his international debut for the Indian team. Kohli played his debut match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, which was an ODI match. In that match, Kohli played 22 balls and scored 12 runs. That match was not memorable for the Indian team and it had to face defeat by 8 wickets.

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Virat Kohli has not looked back since his debut and has scored a lot of runs in his 17-year career. Kohli has played 550 matches for the Indian team so far, in which he has scored 27599 runs at an average of 52.27. Kohli has scored 82 centuries and 143 half-centuries in international cricket. During this, 306 sixes and 2721 fours came out of his bat.

Virat Kohlis 17 years of dominance in international cricket

 Virat Kohli has won almost every big trophy in his international career so far. He was part of the team that won the ODI World Cup in 2011. Then he played an important role in Team India's title win in the 2013 and 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. He was also part of the title-winning Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Under Kohli's captaincy, the Indian team remained at number one in the ICC Test rankings for a long time and kept the Test mace with them.

Let us tell you that before the start of the World Test Championship (WTC), this mace was given to the number-1 team

Series of awards in international cricket

Virat Kohli won the 'Player of the Tournament' title in the T20 World Cup 2016. Then he was also the 'Player of the Series' in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Virat Kohli won the 'Player of the Match' award 43 times in ODI International, which shows his consistency. At the same time, Kohli was the 'Player of the Match' 16 times in T20I.

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Kohli won the 'Player of the Match' award 10 times in Tests

Kohli left T20 International after the T20 World Cup 2024. And after this on May 12, 12025, Kohli also announced his retirement from Test cricket. After retirement from T20I and Test, Kohli is available for India only in ODI cricket.

Summary

Virat Kohli is not only called the king of cricket. But with his fitness, passion and hunger for victory, Kohli is no less than a role model for the new generation of cricketers. His magic has been intact for 17 years and cricket lovers are hoping that in the coming times too, Kohli will make many records with his bat.