India vs England: Virat Kohli breaks multiple records en route his unbeaten knock of 80 against England
Virat Kohli and milestones have become synonymous for a while now. It has now gotten to a point where every time he strides out to bat, he has the chance to set a new record.
On Saturday, the India skipper en route his half-century scripted several records. He eclipsed Aaron Finch’s record of most runs by a captain in T20I internationals. With a total of 1502 runs, he went past the Australian limited-overs captain’s tally of 1462 runs.
Most runs as captain
| Player | Matches | Runs |
| Virat Kohli | 45 | 1502 |
| Aaron Finch | 44 | 1462 |
| Kane Williamson | 49 | 1383 |
| Eoin Morgan | 58 | 1322 |
| Faf du Plessis | 40 | 1273 |
Opening the batting with Rohit Sharma, Kohli carried his bat scoring his 28th T20I half-century. He plundered 7 boundaries and 2 sixes during his 52-ball stay at the crease. In the process, the 32-year-old surpassed Kane Willaimson, becoming the captain with the most half-centuries in T20 internationals. He currently has 12 half-centuries to his name followed by New Zealand skipper, who has 11 half-centuries.
#TeamIndia ?? captain Virat Kohli is the winner of the Hyundai I20 Turbo Performer of the Series.
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 20, 2021
He gets awarded with a brand new Hyundai I20 Turbo car ??@imVkohli @HyundaiIndia pic.twitter.com/hZNFVhCA8i
The skipper roared back to the form with a spectacular batting performance in the recently concluded series. His tally of 231 runs is the highest aggregate total for any batsman in a bilateral T20I series.
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