Virat Kohli has been in sensational form in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. The batter is the best cricketer of this generation. Kohli has broken some long-held records in his 15-year career so far. Kohli is the highest run scorer for Team India in the World Cup, with 442 runs in seven innings.
The ‘chase master’ he is often called as his best comes out when it comes to run chases in pressure situations. Over the years he has shown why he is regarded as the best chaser of all time. The former India skipper will turn 35 on November 5 and on the very same day, India will face South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The 34-year-old has played some superb innings in the international cricket.
Here are Virat Kohli’s top 3 most memorable knocks across formats
3. 254* off 336 balls vs South Africa in 2019
Virat Kohli scored a double hundred against the Proteas, in the second Test, at the Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The batter surpassed Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar’s records, for the most double hundreds in Test cricket by an Indian.
He joined in the list of most double centuries in Tests with Wally Hammond of England and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. He has scored seven double-centuries in test cricket for India.
2. 183 off 148 balls vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2011/12
Kohli smashed his highest ODI score. In the Asia Cup in Dhaka, his 183 against arch-rival Pakistan helped India chase down 329 with more than two overs to spare. Former captains Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni both have high individual scores of 183. He became the first Indian batter to score while chasing.
He stitched a partnership with Sachin Tendulkar as India lost Gautam Gambhir in the very first over. This inning is one of the most iconic innings from a batter while chasing.
1. 82* off 52 balls vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022
Probably the best innings that Virat Kohli played in his career. India was struggling against their arch-rivals Pakistan they were 31/4. The batter stitched a partnership with Hardik Pandya of 113 runs and brought the game close.
In an over of Haris Rauf the 34-year-old smashed two sixes in that over. India required 16 off the last over and they were home as Ravichandran Ashwin hit the winning runs. Kohli was the hero of the run chase as he was unbeaten with 82 runs off 52 balls.
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