The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is the best batsman across formats in modern-day cricket as his consistency sets him apart from his counterparts. He has managed to score runs on a consistent basis and that too across all three formats. This is precisely the reason why he is the best in the business. He is teh only player to have managed to maintain an average of 50 plus across formats in this era. He scored 7490 runs in Tests, 12169 runs in ODIs, and 3159 runs in T20Is.
The 32-year-old registered his best score of 254* in Tests, 183 in ODIs, and 94* in T20Is. Although he scored centuries in Tests and ODIs, he is still waiting for his maiden T20I century. Overall, he scored 25 fifties and 27 centuries in Tests. In ODIs, he has amassed as many as 62 fifties and 43 centuries. He scored 28 fifties in T20Is. Coming to the IPL, he is the leading run-scorer of the cash-rich league.
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India’s run-machine has managed to score as many as 6076 runs in 199 IPL games with the help of 40 fifties and 5 centuries to his name. However, not a lot of fans remember that Virat Kohli has even kept wickets for the Indian team. During an ODI game between Bangladesh and India in 2015, he was seen keeping wickets for the first time. At that time, MS Dhoni was playing for the Indian team as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Here is the video of the same:
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Reportedly, MS Dhoni had to depart quickly for an over for a toilet break. Kohli served the role of an interim wicketkeeper. The incident took place at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
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It was when Kohli was seen standing behind the wickets for the first time ever and stood behind the stumps. The Indian fast bowler, Umesh Yadav was bowling the 44th over as Kohli did his best to keep the wickets. Interestingly, Virat was standing far behind the stumps and didn’t put on pads, unlike full-time wicketkeepers.
