#3 Virat Kohli

Matches 208 Runs 9588 Average 58.1 Strike Rate 92.14 100s 35
India’s run-scoring machine Virat Kohli ranks as one of the most explosive batsmen in ODI cricket. Kohli has taken batting to another level with his consistent run-scoring ability across different conditions.
Kohli isn’t one of the modern day power hitters but relies on his special ability to pierce the gaps to perfection.
A master at pacing his innings, Kohli accumulates his runs and then gets into the opposition by cracking some power packed shots.
Kohli is the best exponent of the cover drive and also uses his wrists to flick the ball to the square leg region. Courtesy his supreme fitness levels, Kohli runs hard between wickets and has enough gas to play some marathon innings.
The ‘Master Chaser’ has shown time and again that he can grind the opposition by scoring match-winning centuries.
Virat Kohli's ability to score the big match winning ODI tons is no hidden secret. One of his finest innings with the willow came when he smashed 183 off just 148 balls against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup at Dhaka.
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