Virat Kohli is the biggest brand in the game of cricket at the moment. Hails from New Delhi, India, Virat got the limelight when he led India’s U19 team to the 2008 U19 World Cup in Malaysia. That made everyone notice his name. Before making his debut in the Indian team, Virat got an IPL contract when Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him for INR 20 lakh in 2008. Not many would think that is what this guy will become.
Soon after, in 2008, Virat made his debut for India in an ODI game against Sri Lanka at the age of 20. However, it wasn’t a great start, and he struggled badly for the first 2–3 years. But after 2010, he worked on his fitness and technique and never looked back. The last decade saw one batter cross the 20,000-run mark in international cricket, and overall, he went on to create history. Well, this article will not be enough to talk about the achievements Virat has made over the years. But here we will talk about the half-centuries that he has scored across formats. Overall, Virat has scored half-centuries 191 times across formats.
Virat Kohli’s Total Half-Centuries across all formats
Format | Test | ODI | T20Is | IPL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mts | 113 | 292 | 117 | 254 |
Runs | 8848 | 13848 | 4037 | 7785 |
50s | 30 | 72 | 38 | 55 |
100s | 29 | 50 | 1 | 8 |
Virat Kohli: Half-Centuries in Test Cricket
The former Indian captain is known as the run machine. And he is not just a good white-ball player but also an excellent performer in red-ball cricket. Virat has scored seven double centuries as a test captain, which is a record in itself. He has played 113 Tests so far and has scored 8848 runs at an average of 49.16. He has scored 29 centuries and 30 half-centuries in the longest format of the game. The former Indian captain also has seven double hundreds to his name.
Virat Kohli: Half-Centuries in ODI Cricket
Virat is known as one of the greatest ODI batters because he has achieved so much that other batters dream of. When Sachin Tendulkar retired with 49 ODI hundreds, not many thought that anyone would break his record. But Virat has done it. The former Indian captain has 50 hundred in ODIs. He has played 292 games and scored 13843 runs at an incredible average of 58.68 with 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries.
Virat Kohli: Half-Centuries in T20 Cricket (IPL + T20Is)
With the technique and style of batting, Virat has, not many have given him a chance to achieve success in the shorter format. But he is the only player to win two Player of the Tournament awards in the T20 World Cups and has many records in the T20 format. Speaking of his T20 international records, he has scored 4037 runs in 117 games with one hundred and 37 half-centuries. For RCB, he has scored 7708 runs in 253 games with 7 hundred and 52 half-centuries.