Indian cricketer Virat Kohli’s remarkable cricketing journey has reached another historic milestone. Despite stepping away from T20Is and Test cricket, the former Indian captain continues to rewrite the record books. In a recent update from the International Cricket Council (ICC), Virat Kohli’s all-time T20I rating has been elevated to 909 points. This revision makes him the only batter in cricket history to surpass 900 rating points in all the three formats — Test, ODI and T20I.
Virat Kohli had officially retired from T20 internationals after his match-winning knock of 76 in the ICC T20 World Cup final last year but his influence in the format remains unmatched. According to Wisden, the ICC has now revised his previous peak T20I rating from 897 to 909. This places him among the top three batters in the T20I history, trailing only Dawid Malan of England (919) and India’s Suryakumar Yadav (912).
His Test career also boasts extraordinary highs. During the 2018 tour of England, Virat Kohli reached a peak Test rating of 937, still the highest ever for an Indian batter and the 11th highest in the Test history. That series saw him amass 593 runs, including two centuries and three fifties, as he stood tall amidst an otherwise struggling Indian batting lineup.
In the same year, Virat Kohli also achieved a rating of 909 in One Day Internationals during India’s tour of England, where he scored 191 runs in three matches, including two crucial fifties. At one point in his career, he held the top ICC ranking in Tests, ODIs and T20Is simultaneously, a feat accomplished by very few in the history of the game.
This latest accolade reinforces Virat Kohli’s status as arguably the greatest all-format batter the sport has seen. His T20I career ended with 4,188 runs from 125 matches, at a stellar average of 48.69. He notched up one century and 25 half-centuries, with the highest score of 122*, finishing as the third-highest run-getter in T20Is.
Earlier this year, Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket in May, just before the start of the new World Test Championship cycle. His final red-ball appearance came against Australia, where he managed 190 runs in five matches. He retired as India’s fourth highest Test run-scorer with 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. His best Test score remains an unbeaten 254.
Virat Kohli continues to feature in ODIs, where his stats remain staggering. With 14,181 runs in 302 matches at an average of 57.88, he has amassed 51 centuries and 74 fifties. His top score of 183 underlines his dominance in the 50-over format. Among Indians, he trails only the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and is third on the all-time ODI run-scorer list globally.
In the Champions Trophy held earlier this year, Virat Kohli once again demonstrated his value in ODIs, scoring 218 runs across five games. His performances included a crucial century against Pakistan and a composed half-century against Australia in the semi-finals, helping India clinch the title.
With a total of 27,599 international runs at an average of 52.27, including 82 centuries and 143 fifties across formats, Virat Kohli stands second only to Sachin Tendulkar among Indian batters and ranks third overall in world cricket.
This new rating milestone only adds to the legend of a player whose impact on the game continues to resonate far beyond the pitch.
