Virat Kohli completes 18 years in international cricket on August 18. He made his India debut in 2008 and has since gone on to become one of the most successful batters in the game. His career includes thousands of runs, several centuries, major trophies and a long list of records. While many of his big achievements are well known, Kohli also holds several records that do not get as much attention. As he marks 18 years in international cricket, here is a look at some of his lesser-known records and milestones.
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Most 150+ ODI scores by a non-opener: Kohli has five 150-plus ODI scores, more than Viv Richards and AB de Villiers.
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20,000 international runs in a decade: Kohli scored 20,960 international runs between 2010 and 2019, the most by any batter in a decade.
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Clean sweep at 2018 ICC Awards: Kohli won Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year in 2018.
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995 runs in 10 successive ODIs: Kohli scored 995 runs across 10 consecutive ODI innings, including five centuries and three fifties.
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Centuries on India's special days: Kohli is the only Indian to score international centuries on both Independence Day and Republic Day.
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Test centuries across SENA countries: Kohli became only the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Mohammed Azharuddin to score Test centuries in all four SENA nations.
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Seven Test double centuries: Kohli has seven Test double hundreds, the most by a Test captain, reaching the mark faster than Don Bradman.
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