World Cup: Virat Kohli accomplishes 150 sixes in ODI cricket
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli has reached yet another feat as he has completed 150 maximums in the ODI format. The former Indian skipper accomplished this milestone with his first maximum against New Zealand in the first semi-final 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Mumbai. Kohli became the first batter to accomplish 50 ODI centuries in the game. Here are his stats.
150 ODI maximums for Kohli
Kohli needed 291 games to complete 150 sixes in the ODI format. He now has 151 maximums. Rohit Sharma (320), MS Dhoni (229), Sachin Tendulkar (195), Sourav Ganguly (190), and Yuvraj Singh (155) are the only other Indian internationals with over 150 maximums in ODIs. In 2023, Kohli has smashed 24 sixes in 26 outings. Eight of them have come in a solitary innings.
Decoding Kohli's sixes tally in ODIs
As many as 78 of Kohli's maximums have come in home ODIs. In away (home of opposition) venues, he boasts 55 sixes. He has also smoked 18 sixes in neutral venues. In ODI World Cups, Kohli now has 13 sixes in 36 matches. Notably, 2023 is Kohli's best year in terms of sixes in the ODI format.
Here are his ODI numbers
Kohli is the third-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket, having slammed 13,794 runs. His average of 58.7 is the best among batters with at least 2,500 runs. Kohli also owns 71 half-centuries in ODI cricket besides 50 tons. He has raced to 711 runs in the ongoing World Cup, the most for any batter in a WC edition.
