In Numbers: Celebrating 10 years of Virat Kohli

#5 One of the 10 batsmen to top ICC Test and ODI batting ranking at the same time

Kohli is one of the best things that happened to Indian cricket in last ten years. A batsman who has grown up adoring his idol Sachin Tendulkar has left no stone unturned to go past his childhood hero in terms of the mere numbers he tends to generate. If there’s any batsman in World cricket who is even close to breaking the Tendulkar’s record of hundred 100s, it’s Virat Kohli.

Often people say him as the run-machine and in all true aspects, he is when it comes to taking the entire load upon his shoulders. After his majestic innings at Edgbaston, Kohli claimed the No.1 spot in Test rankings, toppling Steve Smith to achieve his career-best rating of 934 points. At the same time, he also happened to be the No.1 rank holder in ODI cricket. He is only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to achieve this feat in last ten years.