Virat Kohli: A champion in T20Is

Legendary India batter Virat Kohli concluded his T20I career on high with a match and titlewinning 76 against South Africa in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 at Barbados also conquering all of whiteball international cricket in processNotably Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to all the ICC white ball trophies Under19 World Cup 2008 ODI World Cup 2011 Champions Trophy 2013 and T20WC 2024After managing just 75 runs in the first seven innings of the competition Virat stepped up when it mattered the most scoring 76 in 59 balls with six fours and two sixes His runs came at a strike rate of 12881 His score guided India to 1767 in their 20 overs which India defended successfully restricting SA to 1698 in a thrillerVirat ended the 2024 edition of the tournament with 151 runs in eight innings at an average of 1887 and a strike rate of 11268 with one fiftyThe 35yearold could very well be the greatest white ball player produced by India strictly numbers and accomplishments wise The classy batter has enjoyed a brilliant career across ODIs and T20I formats with many expecting him to go strong till the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup or the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy atleastVirat Kohlis accomplishments in whiteball cricketOverall numbersIn 292 ODIs Virat has scored 13848 runs at an average of 5868 and a strike rate of over 97 Virat has scored 50 centuries in ODIs the most by any player and 72 halfcenturies His best score is 183 Virat is the thirdhighest rungetter of all time in the format and secondhighest for India next to Sachin Tendulkar 18426 runs in 463 ODIsIn 125 T20I matches Virat scored 4188 runs at an average of 4869 and a strike rate of 13704 He scored a century and 38 fifties and a best score of 122 He ends the format as the secondhighest rungetter of all timeTop class record in ICC events only player with 3000 runs across competitionsVirat has an incredible record in all whiteball tournaments for India In the ICC Cricket World Cup Virat is the secondhighest rungetter of all time next to Sachin 2278 runs in 45 matches with 1795 runs in 37 matches at an average of 5983 with five centuries and 12 fiftiesIn 35 T20 World Cup matches Virat has scored 1292 runs at an average of 5872 and a strike rate of 12881 with 15 halfcenturies His best score is 89 He is the highest runscorer in the history of the tournamentAlso ReadKey highlights from the fourth week of the ICC T20 World CupIn 13 ICC Champions Trophy matches Virat has scored 529 runs at an average of 8816 with five fifties and best score of 96Overall across all key ICC whiteball events at senior level Virat has scored 3616 runs in 85 matches at an average of 6234 with five centuries and 32 half centuries He is the only cricketer in history to have 3000 runs across these tournamentsOnly cricketer to be part of winning playing XIs of all ICC whiteball eventsVirat has a very unique feat attached to his name now Having won the ICC U19 World Cup back in 2008 as a captain securing the ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy in 2011 and 2013 as an upcoming star and now the T20 World Cup as a legend of the game the star batter has enjoyed incredible longevity as a key member of every whiteball conquering Indian teamOnly cricketer with 3 ICC Player of the Tournament awardsIn a stunning display of consistency and supreme batsmanship Virat is the only player to have three ICC Player of the Tournament awards In the ICC T20 World Cup he secured the POTT honour in 2014 319 runs in six matches average of 10633 with four fifties and in 2016 273 runs in five matches average of 13650 with three fiftiesHis third POTT award came in 2023 50over Cricket World Cup at home last year in which he emerged as the top rungetter with 765 runs in 11 games at an average of above 95 with three centuries and six fiftiesHolds record as top rungetter in a single ICC T20 WC 50over World CupDespite atleast nine matches being played by the winning T20 WC 2024 team Virats record of 319 runs in 2014 edition still remains unbroken with Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan 281 runs being the closest to itIn the 50over World Cup at home last year Virat broke Sachin Tendulkars record of 673 runs in 2003 World Cup scoring a massive 765 runsNumber one batter in both whiteball formatsVirat has held the top spot in both ODI and T20I batter rankings in the pastMultiple ICC award wins in whiteball cricketWith an ICC ODI Player of the Decade 201120 four ICC ODI Player of the Year 2012 2017 2018 and 2020 ICC Mens T20I Team of the Decade 201120 and seven ICC ODI Team of the Year 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 and 2023 honours Virat has plenty of physical proof of his prowess as a whiteball cricketerWith agency inputs