5 records Virat Kohli is unlikely to break

Virat Kohli is currently India's best batsman across formats. It could also be argued that the Indian captain is the best all-format batsman in the world right now.

Kohli's current form in all forms of the game is unmatched, and if he maintains the same, he will break a plethora of records. However, there are some records he might never break in his career.

Let us take a look at those and the rationale behind the aforementioned statement:

1. Best Test batting average: Sir Don Bradman, 99.94

Sir Don Bradman has the highest batting average of all time in Tests

This requires no explanation. Let alone Kohli, even the modern-day Test giant Steven Smith, who averages a staggering 63.75, will never get near this number.

Given Kohli’s current average is 53.40, it will require exemplary consistency for him to even get near that record. Even with 7-8 years of cricket left in him, it is unlikely that he'll ever get to within touching distance of Bradman's feat.

2. Most sixes in intentional cricket: Shahid Afridi, 476

Shahid Afridi has hit the most sixes in international cricket

Kohli has hit 219 sixes so far in his international career, and requires a mammoth 258 more sixes to break Shahid Afridi’s record.

Kohli is a player who loves to play the ball along the ground, like most technically sound batsmen. Even in T20s, he prefers to hit the ball along the ground. ODIs and Tests are no exceptions either.

Kohli takes risks only when necessary. This clearly indicates that the probability of him hitting sixes in an innings is low and hence he might not reach Afridi's mark by the time he hangs up his boots.

3. Highest Test score: Brian Lara, 400

Brian Lara hit an unprecedented 400 not out against England in 2004

The India captain can score 400 runs in a Test innings only if he plays for a draw under certain circumstances, which is very unlikely. Kohli has always come across as the kind of player that is more likely to chase a victory over personal milestones.

One day, he might just hit a triple century, but 400 seems out of the equation given his attitude towards victory. Brian Lara's record seems safe in the near future at least.

4. Fastest ODI century: AB de Villiers, 31 balls

Kohli's RCB teammate, AB de Villiers, holds the record for the fastest ODI century

Kohli is a player who likes to construct his innings, and he firmly believes in running between the wickets rather than hitting big sixes. He always places a high price on his wicket, and you will rarely see him go for big shots early in his innings.

A 30-ball hundred could be possible if the target is huge and he plays similarly to the innings (133* off 86 balls) he played at Hobart in Australia against Sri Lanka. However, the chances of this happening are slim.

5. Most international fifties: Sachin Tendulkar, 164

Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar

More often that not, Kohli scores a century once he goes past his 50. The Delhiite's conversion rate has been incredible over the past few years. He has hit more hundreds than fifties since becoming Test captain.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most international fifties with 164. Kohli has 104 half-centuries and 70 centuries in international cricket. These statistics indicate that he could break the record for most centuries, but definitely not the record for most fifties.