Exactly one year ago today, Virat Kohli celebrated his 35th birthday in the most memorable way possible, by scoring his 49th ODI century during the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. Fast forward to November 5, 2024, and while Kohli reflects on another year of life, the challenges ahead are more intense than ever. With India gearing up for the tough Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia later this month, the coming weeks promise to test his skills like never before.
As one of the best modern-day cricketers, Kohli's name is already etched in history thanks to an impressive list of records that span all formats of the game. In T20 internationals, Kohli has cemented his place as the second-highest run-scorer, with a total of 4,188 runs, only behind his teammate Rohit Sharma, who has scored 4,231 runs. It's noteworthy that both Kohli and Sharma announced their retirements from T20Is after India’s World Cup victory earlier this year, bringing an end to an era of dominance in the shortest format.
5⃣3⃣8⃣ intl. matches & counting 👌 2⃣7⃣1⃣3⃣4⃣ intl. runs & counting 🙌 2⃣0⃣1⃣1⃣ ICC World Cup Winner 🏆 2⃣0⃣1⃣3⃣ ICC Champions Trophy Winner 🏆 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣ ICC Men's T20 World Cup Winner 🏆 Here's wishing Virat Kohli - Former #TeamIndia Captain & one of the finest batters - a very.
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twitter.com/gh4p3EFCO9 — BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2024 Uss din laga tha ki yeh ladka aage ja ke kuch alag banega. Many happy returns of the day to the on.