Happy Birthday King Kohli: Top achievements of the Indian Skipper & Run-machine

One of the finest batsmen of this generation, Indian skipper Virat Kohli is celebrating his 32nd birthday today. King Kohli has been given various nicknames for his insatiable desire to score runs. His numbers speak for themselves: 21,901 international cricket runs, 70 centuries, an average ODI of 59.3. At the time of his debut, the young Kohli was not among the most talented players, but his dedication to cricket and fitness took him to the next level. No wonder he is one of the biggest draws in international cricket.

Here are the top achievements of the Indian Skipper:

• He's the fastest Indian to have scored 25 centuries in Test cricket.
• King Kohli is the first batsman to have scored three consecutive centuries against two different nations - West Indies and Sri Lanka.
• Virat also holds the record for the most Test double-tons (7) by an Indian so far. 
• Virat bagged the "Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year" in 2016 for his extraordinary performance.
• Out of 43 ODI centuries, Kohli has scored 26 centuries in ODI chases which is the most ever in the format.
• In 2016 IPL season, Kohli was in an extraordinary form as he amassed 973 runs in that edition, which is a record of most runs in a single edition of the T20 league's history.
• This brilliant batsman is also a good leader as Kohli is the most successful Test captain in Indian cricket history with 33 victories, surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
• Virat is the quickest ever to have scored 8,000 runs in 175 innings, 9,000 runs in 194 innings, 10,000 runs in 205 innings and 11,000 runs in 222 innings in the ODI history.
• Kohli became the first batsman to reach the milestone of scoring 20,000 runs in a single decade in 2019. He achieved this feat against the West Indies.