Former Indian cricketer Virat Kohli bids adieu to test cricket. Often regarded as one of the greatest players to play red ball cricket. Virat Kohli announced his retirement on May 12 2025.
The star batter played 123 test matches for India scoring 9230 runs that includes 31 fifties and 30 hundreds.
| Achievement | Details |
|---|---|
| Most wins as Indian Test captain | Led India in 68 Tests, won 40 – most by any Indian captain |
| Fastest Indian to 7000 Test runs | Reached 7000 runs in just 81 matches |
| Most double centuries by a Test captain | Scored 7 double centuries – the most by any captain in Test history |
| Most Test runs in a single home season | Scored 1059 runs during the 2016-17 season – first Indian to do so |
| First Indian to score 4 consecutive overseas 100s | Scored 4 centuries in 2014–15 Australia series, totaling 692 runs |
| Fastest 100 by Indian captain in Tests | Scored a 100 in just 93 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2017 |
| Most Test centuries vs Australia (by an Indian) | Scored 8 centuries against Australia – surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (6) |
| Only Indian captain to win a Test series in Aus. | Led India to historic Test series win in Australia in 2018–19 |
| 100s against all Test-playing nations | Only player to score Test centuries against every Test-playing nation |
| Most Test runs by an Indian captain | Scored 5800 runs while leading India in Tests |
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Let’s look at the records that Virat Kohli holds in test cricket.
- Most wins as captain: Kohli’s era was one of the most beautiful era in India’s test history. In Kohli’s captaincy India were invincible at home and were a force to reckon outside Asia. Virat Kohli lead India in 68 tests winning 40 out of those thus becoming the most successful captain in India’s test history.
- Fastest to 7k runs in test: Virat Kohli just took 81 test matches in test cricket to reach the milestone of 7000 runs becoming the fastest Indian to do so. This showed his class and consistency in both India and overseas.
- Most double centuries by a captain: Virat Kohli has a total of 7 double hundreds in test cricket which is the most by any captain in history.
- Most runs in a single season at home: During the 2016-17 season Kohli’s performance in test cricket was nothing but extraordinary,the veteran batter scored 1059 runs in that season becoming the first Indian to do so.
- First Indian to score 4 continuous hundreds overseas: Virat Kohli announced his arrival in Australia in 2014-15 season. The stalwart went on to dominate Australian bowling scoring 4 consecutive hundreds and ended up with 692 runs in the series.
- Fastest 100 by the Indian captain in red ball cricket: In 2017 Virat Kohli just took 93 balls to score a hundred against Sri Lanka.
- Most 100s against Australia by Indian: Virat Kohli love affair against Australia is one of the most beautiful love stories in cricket. The Right hander scored 8 centuries against Australia surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (6) hundreds .
- Only Indian captain to win test series in Australia: Virat Kohli is only Indian skipper to win the test series in Australia he achieved this feat in 2018/19 series
- Only player to score 100 against every test playing Nation; Virat Kohli is the only player till date who has scored 100 against every test playing Nation this showed his passion and hunger for the game.
- Most test runs by a Indian captain: Virat Kohli scored 5800 runs as team India’s test captain,the veteran batter was a consistent performer in both Indian and overseas condition.
Although Virat Kohli ended 770 runs short of a 10, 000 test runs yet he carried test cricket on his shoulders over the years. The passion and intensity that he brought to the game was just commendable. Although records will show him with just 30 hundreds, the Passion and intensity that he brought to the game was much more.
Test cricket would not be same without King Kohli!!
