About Virat Kohli being fast, first and the only!

Virat Kohli has stamped his authority as the best batsman in the world of cricket in the current generation He is leaps and miles ahead of his contemporaries and Virat Kohlis achievements are being continuously compared to the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohlis fans feel that the Delhiborn cricketer will smash every batting record in the book before he retires and their claim has some merit as Virat Kohli has already broken several records and looks good to smash few moreOn his 30th birthday today lets take a look at 30 of the most astonishing records he achievedFastest century by an Indian cricketer in ODIs 52 ballsFastest Indian to reach 1000 runs in ODIsFastest Indian and third fastest in the world to reach 5000 runs in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 6000 runs in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 7000 runs in ODIsFastest player in the world to reach 8000 runs in ODIsFastest player in the world to reach 9000 runs in ODIsFastest player in the world to reach 10000 runs in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 10 centuries in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 15 centuries in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 20 centuries in ODIsFastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 25 centuries in ODIsFastest in the world to reach 30 centuries in ODIsFastest in the world to reach 35 centuries in ODIsFastest in the world to reach 1000 runs in T20IsFastest in the world to reach 15000 international runsJoint fastest batsman with Hashim Amla to reach 50 centuries across all forms of international cricket 348 inningsOnly batsman in history to average more than 50 in Tests ODIs and T20Is simultaneously also possesses the highest combined average across all formats among Test players who have played in at least two formatsHighest historic rating points in the ICC rankings by an Indian batsman in Tests 937 points ODIs 911 points and T20Is 897 points ndash achieved on 23 August 2018 16 February 2018 and 7 September 2014 respectivelyFastest batsman in terms of innings to score 17000 runs in international cricketCrossed 900 ratings points in the ICC rankings in both Tests and ODIs ndash one amongst five batsmen to have done so and only the second batsman after AB de Villiers to do it simultaneouslyFirst batsman to score 500 runs in a bilateral ODI seriesFastest in the world to score 2000 runs in terms of innings in T20Is 56First Indian cricketer to score three successive centuries in ODIsMost combined international runs scored in a year by an Indian cricketer ndash 2818 international runs in 2017Most runs scored by an Indian cricketer in a threematch Test series ndash 610 runs against Sri Lanka in 2017Virat Kohli received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2018Virat Kohli received the Padma Shri in 2017Virat Kohli was named the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012 and 2017Virat Kohli received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2017Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever