Run machine turns 30 - A recap to 30 'Virat' records of King Kohli

#30 First captain to score 1000+ Test runs in 3 successive years

Virat is the only captain to have scored 1000+ Test runs in 3 consecutive years, achieving the feat against Windies in 2018. Virat has been in a league of his own in the longest format of the game since 2016, recording 1215, 1059, and 1063* runs in three consecutive years.

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#29 Hundreds in 3 consecutive innings against two oppositions

Virat Kohli, who has set a new benchmark for consistency, became the first player to have scored 3 hundreds in consecutive innings against two different oppositions, as he brought up his third hundred on the trot in the opening games of the series against Windies. He had emulated the feat in 2017 against the Lankans, albeit in the longest format, as he had recorded scores of 104*, 213, 243 in three successive innings.

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#28 Most ODI runs as captain in a calendar year

Virat was in stellar form throughout 2017 across formats. He was particularly impressive in ODIs, recording 1460 runs in 26 matches, at an average of 75 with 6 hundreds. In the process, he broke a decade old record of Ricky Ponting's, who had amassed 1424 runs in 27 matches back in 2007.

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#27 Fastest captain to 1000, 2000 and 3000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli continued his record breaking spree even after assuming the reins of the Indian team, as he became the fastest to record the multiples of 1000 runs as an ODI captain, outshining his RCB teammate AB de Villiers on all three occasions. Kohli's 1000 runs came in 17 innings as against the 18 of ABD. While the Indian amassed 2000 runs in 36 innings in comparison to the 41 of de Villiers, Kohli brought up the 3000-run mark in just 49 innings, bettering the Protea by 11 innings.

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#26 Most centuries as captain in a calendar year

Virat seems to relish the leadership duties, and captaincy has taken his game to another level. Kohli tumbled the record of the most hundreds by a captain in a calendar year, scoring 11 centuries in 2017, beating the record of 9 hundreds apiece held by Ricky Ponting and Graeme Smith.

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#25 Fastest to 4000 Test runs as captain

Virat Kohli edged past veteran West Indian Brian Lara in 2018, as he became the fastest captain to 4000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone is his 65th innings, while Lara had managed to do it in his 71st innings.