Virat Kohli 500th International Match: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli will create history with the second Test match between India and West Indies to be held from today. He stands as the player who has played 500 matches in his international career. King Kohli has played 499 international matches so far. He became the fourth Indian player to play 500 matches in international cricket through the second Test against West Indies. Kohli will be the 10th player worldwide to achieve this feat. Virat Kohli, who made his debut for Team India in 2008, has played 110 Tests, 274 ODIs and 115 T20 matches in his 15-year career. He scored 8,555 runs in Tests, 12,898 runs in ODIs and 4,008 runs in T20Is. He scored 25,461 runs at an average of 53 across all formats. It is remarkable that there are 75 centuries in it.
After playing 499 matches in international cricket across the world, Kohli became the highest run scorer. Kohli has scored 25,461 runs so far. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (24,991) is in the second position, and little master Sachin Tendulkar (24,839) is in the third position.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is the most capped Indian player in international cricket. Sachin leads the list with 664 matches, followed by Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni (538 matches) and the current Team India head coach, Mr. Dependable Rahul Dravid (509 matches).
India’s 100th Test match against West Indies. Virat Kohli’s 500th international match came together at the same time. The Test which will start from today (July 20) will be the 100th Test match between the two teams. BCCI has specially created a poster on Virat Kohli playing 500 international matches.
Virat Kohli is a role model for many young cricketers today. His statistics and records will remain forever in history. No one knows the hard work and difficulty Kohli has gone through to achieve this feat. Kohli’s feat made him play 500 matches. Reaching this level is no mean feat. Rahul Dravid showered praises on Kohli saying that he made many sacrifices for this.
King Kohli’s 500th match is showered with praise. Former players are praising Virat’s feat.