2022 was a memorable year for Virat Kohli and his fans. The former Indian cricket team captain returned to form in 2022. After failing to register a single century in 2020 and 2021, Kohli touched the triple figure mark twice in 2022. He also played a once-in-a-lifetime innings against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022.
2022 had some high points and low points for Kohli. He stepped down as the captain of Test team, while he could not finish in the Top 5 of the top run-scorers of India in Tests in 2022. Nevertheless, Kohli still managed to break some records in 2022. Here is a list of the top five records broken by him.
1. Virat Kohli became the fastest to 24,000 runs
During the Asia Cup 2022 tournament, Kohli became the fastest batter to complete 24,000 international runs. He accomplished the feat in 522 innings, 21 less than Sachin Tendulkar.
2. Virat Kohli became the fastest to 71 international centuries
Kohli also recorded his 71st international ton in 2022. It took him 522 innings to touch the landmark, one less than Sachin Tendulkar.
3. Virat Kohli recorded the highest T20I score by an Indian
During the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4s match against Afghanistan, Kohli aggregated 122 runs off 61 balls. He broke Rohit Sharma’s record for the highest individual T20I score by an Indian.
4. Highest individual score in T20I Asia Cup
Kohli also shattered the record for the highest individual score in T20I Asia Cup tournament. Previously, Babar Hayat of Hong Kong held the record, but now Kohli is number one.
5. Fastest to hit 44 hundreds in ODI cricket
In the recently-concluded ODI series between the Indian cricket team and the Bangladesh cricket team, Kohli became the fastest player to complete 44 hundreds in the 50-over format. It took him 256 innings to complete 44 hundreds.
