The extraordinary numbers showing that 2018 was 'The Year of King Kohli'.
Virat Kohli became the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Test and the ODI Player of the Year awards in the same year following an extraordinary 2018. He was also named the captain of the ICC all-star teams for both Test and ODI cricket. Virat, who had already established himself as one of the greats of the game, rose above his contemporaries elevating his stature as the best batsman across all formats by a considerable distance this year.
Here are some the extraordinary numbers showing that 2018 was 'The Year of King Kohli'.
1. 2735 Runs
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Virat Kohli scored an incredible 2735 runs in international cricket in 2018. He was the highest run-scorer in the both Tests and One-Day Internationals with 1322 and 1202 runs respectively. He also featured in 10 T20I matches and scored 211 runs at an average of 30.14 and a strike rate of 121.96.
2. 11 International Centuries
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Virat Kohli went onto to score 11 centuries and 9 half-hundreds in 47 innings in 2018. He is now third in list behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Ricky Ponting (74).
3. 68.37 average
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Virat Kohli scored 68.37 for every innings he played in 2018. He scored 1202 runs in ODIs at an average of 133.55 in 14 innings and 1322 runs in 13 Tests at an average of over 55.
4. From 24th to 12th
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Virat Kohli leap-frogged as many as 12 international cricketers in terms of runs scored this year. At the start of the year, with 16254 runs in international cricket, Virat Kohli was ranked 24th on the list of all-time run-scorers. At the end of the, with 18989 runs in international cricket, Virat Kohli was ranked 12th on the list of all-time run-scorers.
5. 11th away Test win
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The Boxing Day Test win at the MCG gave Virat Kohli his 11th away Test win as captain in just 24 Tests and he went equal with Ganguly on the record, who had achieved 11 away Test wins in 28 Tests as captain.
6. Fastest to 1000 runs in a calender year
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Virat Kohli became the fastest to 1000 runs in a calendar year during his unbeaten 157 against West Indies at Vizag in October. He achieved the feat in 11 innings and broke the previous record (15 innings) held jointly by him and Amla.
7. Fastest to 1000 runs in a calender year
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During the ODI series at home against the West Indies, became only the fourth batsman to score 10,000 ODI runs for India and in the process, he also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record to become the fastest to reach the milestone.
8. Fastest 1000 runs in Australia
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At Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli became the fastest to score 1000 Test runs for India in Australia Test matches. Kohli also became the only Indian skipper to score 2000 Test runs in away matches. He is also the first Indian captain to score 2000 Test runs both in India and overseas.
9. 25th Test century
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Virat Kohli completed his 25th hundred during the Perth Test. Kohli became the second fastest batsmen to reach the milestone in 127 innings, just behind the great Don Bradman, who took a mere 68 innings to score 25 Test hundreds.
10. 6th century in Australia
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With his sixth Test century in Australia, Kohli also equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of most Test centuries by an Indian Down Under. It was Kohli's seventh Test hundred vs Australia while his 6th Down Under. It was his 14th ton as captain in away Tests. This was also Kohli's 18th Test century as the captain of the team.
