Virat Kohli Achievements in ODI World Cup History

Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the most talented batters that India has ever produced. In order to achieve his goals, Kohli used the technical assiduity of Sachin Tendulkar and physical conditioning that was on par with the best athletes in the world, not just cricket players. As a result, Kohli developed into the all-format accumulator who was the most reliable of all time, making breathtaking chases look simple and discovering, in his own words, the safest way to score runs. a lot of them.

This drive carried over effortlessly to his leadership, where he asked more than ever of his bowlers, especially the quick ones, frequently gave up a batsman for more bowlers, and guided India to its first-ever series victory in Australia and a lengthy stint at the top of the Test rankings. He was India’s most successful Test skipper in the end.

Undoubtedly, despite going through a lean patch the records which the flamboyant India batter has certainly spoken about his greatness and the legacy that he has created in his 15 years of cricketing journey. Right from his Under 19 days the spark and hunger to play International cricket were evident and it was the major reason why the elegant top-order batter received his maiden call-up for the senior Indian team. Kohli even was the captain of the India side that won the 2008 edition of the U-19 World Cup.

2011 ODI World Cup:

The 2011 ODI World Cup was the first ever World Cup that the modern era master played. Kohli even did not waste any time as he went on to register his World Cup century in the very first match when he went on to score a century against Bangladesh.

In that match, Kohli even went to chip in with crucial 35 runs which helped in somewhat steading the innings after the initial wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. As there were big names on the team, the batting position of Kohli kept on changing. Despite that, in the nine matches that Kohli played for India, he went on to score 282 runs at an average of 35.25.

2015 ODI World Cup:

The 2015 ODI World Cup saw Virat Kohli establishing himself at the biggest stage of the cricketing event, the ODI World Cup. Prior to this, the 34-year-old had already established himself in the Indian team but he had a lot of points to prove regarding his batting on the biggest stage of all.

The 2015 ODI World Cup certainly that as in the eight matches which were played, the star India batter went on to compile 305 runs at a staggering average of 50.83.

2019 ODI World Cup:

This was the first time when Kohli was leading the Indian team in any World event. The spotlight was on MS Dhoni as it was the last ODI World Cup for the wicketkeeper batter. The Indian team were sublime in the tournament as they went on to finish the tournament on top. Kohli’s contribution in the match was also expectational as the star India top-order batter had the best World Cup (in terms of runs scored). The former India captain went on to score 443 runs in the nine outings that he had in the tournament.

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