Virat Kohli Sets Unique Record Despite Retiring From T20Is & Tests, Becomes 1st Player To...
Virat Kohli becomes the first-ever batter to earn 900+ ICC rating points in all formats, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest all-format players in cricket history.
Virat Kohli continues to break records even after stepping away from T20Is and Test cricket. On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) updated his all-time T20I rating to 909 points — making him the only batter in history to score over 900 rating points in all three formats.
Virat retired from T20Is after a match-winning 76 in the ICC T20 World Cup final last year, but his ranking has now been revised upward. According to Wisden, his T20I peak rating has officially been changed from 897 to 909. Only two players have ever recorded higher T20I ratings — England's Dawid Malan (919) and India's Suryakumar Yadav (912).
Kohli's peak Test rating is 937, which he achieved in 2018 during India's tour of England. That remains the highest for any Indian batter and 11th-highest overall in Test history. He scored 593 runs in that series, with two centuries and three fifties, standing out in a series where most Indian batters struggled.
In ODIs, Virat also hit the 909-mark during the same 2018 England tour, scoring 191 runs in three matches, including two fifties. At one point in his career, he was the top-ranked batter in all three formats — a rare feat.
This latest milestone strengthens the case for Kohli being the best all-format batter in cricket history.
Virat ended his T20I career with 4,188 runs in 125 matches, averaging 48.69. He struck one century and 25 half-centuries, with a best score of 122*. He remains the third-highest run-scorer in T20Is.
Earlier this year in May, he announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of the new World Test Championship cycle. His final Test series was against Australia, where he scored just 190 runs in five matches. He finishes as India's fourth-highest Test run-scorer with 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties. His highest Test score is 254*.
Kohli is still active in ODIs, where he has racked up 14,181 runs in 302 matches at an average of 57.88. He has 51 centuries and 74 fifties, with a best of 183. He's the third-highest run-scorer in ODI history, and second only to Sachin Tendulkar among Indians.
His last ODI series was the Champions Trophy earlier this year, where he helped India win the title with 218 runs in five games. He scored a century against Pakistan and a key fifty against Australia in the semi-final.
Across all formats, Kohli has scored 27,599 international runs at an average of 52.27, including 82 centuries and 143 fifties. He sits behind only Sachin Tendulkar among Indian run-getters, and is third overall in world cricket.
(With ANI Inputs)
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