Virat Kohli, the star cricketer of India, achieved a historic milestone on Wednesday in England, becoming the first player in ODI cricket history to have a batting average of 50 or more in all SENA countries, including South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia.
Performance in the first ODI against New Zealand
In the first ODI held in England against New Zealand, Virat scored a quick and powerful 74 runs off 51 balls, including 13 fours and one six, and with a strike rate of over 145, he set this historic record for himself.
Impressive statistics of Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has played 20 ODIs in South Africa, scoring 993 runs in 18 innings with an average of 76.38 and three centuries. In England, he has scored 1,493 runs in 36 ODIs with an average of 51.48 and one century. In New Zealand, Virat has achieved an average of 50.53 with 670 runs in 14 innings and one century. In Australia, he has scored 1,401 runs in 32 matches with an average of 50.03 and five centuries.
Virat is also recognized as the highest run-scorer in ODI history, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record. He now has 8,741 runs in 180 matches and 169 innings with an average of 66.21 and a strike rate of 95.03 in ODIs.
This year, in 10 ODIs, Virat has scored 626 runs in 10 innings with an average of 69.55 and a strike rate of 120.61, including two centuries and four fifties. He has also become the first player in history to reach 13,000 runs in ODIs while playing in the number three position.
In this match, Virat Kohli, with his 74 runs and the brilliant performance of Arshdeep Singh and Anshul Kamboj, led India to victory in a rain-affected match in England, comfortably achieving the revised target of 143 in 32 overs.
