Virat Kohli- Surging ahead with tons and records

Comparison with the Master Blaster

Having started his career at the early age of 16, the Master Blaster had already played 314 ODI matches before turning 30. In 305 innings, he had amassed a staggering 12219 runs averaging 44.43, with going past the half-century mark 96 times. With 34 centuries, the conversion rate (50 to 100) stood at an impressive 35% and frequency of scoring centuries - one per nine innings.

In contrast, Virat Kohli started his international career relatively later, three months before turning 20. In close to ten years of his career, he has featured in 208 matches (106 less than Sachin Tendulkar), accumulating 9588 runs at an average of 58.1. But with 35 centuries, he is well ahead of his idol, both in terms of conversation rate (43%) and frequency (a century in every sixth inning).