5 world records broken by Virat Kohli in 2017

Most centuries as captain in a calendar year

Kohli claimed another all-time ODI record by breaking Ponting's mark

Another Ricky Ponting record that Virat Kohli broke in 2017 was the former's record of most centuries as captain in a calendar year. At the peak of his powers, Ponting claimed the record in 2005 with nine centuries as he finished the year with what was at the time, the most runs by any player in a calendar year.

2017 was the first calendar year in which Kohli was full-time captain of India across all formats. And in his debut year, he broke a 12-year-old record of most centuries by a captain in a calendar year. His first double century of the year against Sri Lanka made him the first captain to score 10 centuries in a calendar year. In the next match, he made it 11 and claimed complete command of the record. In fact, he was just one short of Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of most centuries in a calendar year.

Despite his incredible exploits, Kohli still fell 15 runs short of Ponting's record for most runs in a calendar year by a captain. But given his incredible recent form, one feels that record might be in threat as well.