Virat Kohli Targets Multiple Records in ODI Series Against Australia

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Virat Kohli will be marking his return to the ODI format on October 19. Playing against Australia in a three-match series, he is expected to break many more records. Fans await to see the King roar once again in Australia.

Virat Kohli Targets Multiple Records in ODI Series Against Australia.

The Greatest ODI player of all time is about to return on October 19. Virat Kohli will be playing his first ODI since India won the Champions Trophy 2025. The match promises to be interesting, as it is expected to be Kohli's last series in Australia. But to break many records in this series.

Virat Kohli has already made a number of records to his name in the ODI format. But the list of records seems not to end for him. It should also be noted that Virat Kohli played the POTM knock against Australia in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025. Here is the list of records Virat Kohli can break in the series against Australia.

1. Most Centuries in a Single Format

Virat Kohli is close to having a new record to his name. And this record has the most centuries in a single format. Currently, this record is being held by Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar at the same time. Tendulkar smashed 51 centuries in the Test format for the Indian team.

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On the other hand, Virat Kohli holds 51 centuries for the team in the ODI format. He had scored his previous century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025. If Virat Kohli is able to score a century in the ODI series against Australia, he would receive this entry solely for this record.

2. Highest Run-scorer in ODI Format

Virat Kohli is also among the top batsmen in terms of runs in the ODI format. As of now, he holds 14181 runs in 290 innings for the Indian team. This puts Kohli at number three in the list of highest run scorers in this format of the game. Only Kumar Sangakkara and Sachin Tendulkar have scored more runs than him.

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But in the ODI series against Australia, Kohli has the chance to overtake Sangakkara. For this, he would have to score 54 runs, and this would put him second in the standings. Breaking the record of Tendulkar is tough, but Kohli has the ability to finish his ODI career at 2nd spot in the run scorer list.

3. Overseas Hundreds

Virat Kohli is currently having 29 of his international centuries coming from Overseas nations. If he is able to score a century in the next ODI series against Australia, this will make him the only player to have 30 overseas centuries.

4. Leading Run-scorer in White Ball

In the ODI series against Australia, Virat Kohli has the chance to top the list of most runs in the white ball cricket. Virat has already hung up his boots from the T20I format. Still, he was strong enough to score 4188 runs in this format by the time he announced his retirement.

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As of now, Virat Kohli needs just 68 runs in the ODI series against Australia to take this record to his name. Sachin Tendulkar has his name at the top of the list, with the majority of his runs coming from the ODI format. Since Kohli has also played actively in the T20I format, it has made him closer to Sachin than one could ever be.

5. ODI Boundaries

In the upcoming ODI series against Australia, Virat could also set a record for himself in terms of boundaries. Currently, he has scored 1325 fours and 152 sixes in this format, which totals 1477 boundaries. He is now just 23 boundaries away from reaching the 1500 boundaries mark in the ODI format.