King Kohli Completes His 14 Glorious Years in International T20

This year, Virat Kohli has completed his incredible 14 years in the International T20 cricket.

Known for his aggressive style on the pitch, Virat Kohli is the one cricketer who has inspired many in his home country, India. It won’t be astonishing to call Virat Kohli, the modern-day Sachin Tendulkar because of his world-class performances.

India has created many great cricketers, but probably none more ambitious than Virat Kohli. To achieve his goal, Kohli used Sachin Tendulkar's technical prowess and athleticism, which placed him among the world's best athletes, not just cricketers.

Eventually, Kohli became the most excellent all-format cricketer of his era, making astonishing chases appear simple and discovering, in his own words, the safest method to score runs.

With consistency and improvement, Virat Kohli has completed his successful 14 years in international T20 cricket. Let's have a look at a glimpse of all these years and track Virat’s progression.

Virat Kohli T20 Stats

Virat Kohli’s T20I career commenced in 2010. The batsman made his debut against Zimbabwe in the India tour of Zimbabwe and made 26* off 21 balls. There is no looking back for Virat after this contest.

Presently, till IND vs PAK, ICC Men’s T20I World Cup, Virat Kohli has scored 4042 runs in total 119 matches and 111 innings.

Virat’s international T20 score is 122* against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022-23 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Virat scored 122* off 61 balls and hit 4 fours, and 6 sixes, with a strike rate of 200.00.

During his career, Virat has played with an average strike rate of 50.52 and 137.95 respectively.

In his entire career, Virat has 1 century, 37 half-centuries, 362 fours, and 117 sixes.

Virat Kohli T20 Records

Virat Kohli has many records under his account. From the Most Player-of-the-Match Awards to Fastest Batsman to score 3500 runs.

Most Runs in a T20I Career

Virat Kohli stands at the 2nd spot in scoring the most runs in his T20I career. Virat has scored 4042 in his T20I career and is a few runs behind Babar Azam who has scored 4113 runs so far. Considering Kohli’s current performance in the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli is likely to reach the top.

Fastest Batsman to Reach 3500 Runs

Virat Kohli is the world's fastest T20I batsman to reach the mark of 3500 runs. Virat achieved the target in just 104 matches and 96 innings. He did this wonder at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium against Afghanistan by scoring 122* (his highest T20I score).

Babar Azam is the second fastest to score 3500 runs in 105 matches and 99 innings.

Most Player-of-the-Match Awards

In his ongoing career of 14 years, Virat Kohli has been awarded the Player-of-the-Match (POTM) 15 times, making him the leading T20I player with the most POTM awards.

ICC No.1 T20I batsman, Suryakumar Yadav is one step behind Virat Kohli. Suryakumar has got 14 POTM awards in his short T20I career of just 3 years (2021-2024).

Most Player-of-the-Series Awards

Virat Kohli has played 46 T20I series and has received 7 Player-of-the-Series (POTS) awards in his career, making him the T20I player with the most POTS awards.

Babar Azam is trailing behind Virat with 5 POTS awards in hand.