On Monday, December 11, the India National Cricket Team batting maestro Virat Kohli was revealed as the most searched cricketer in the 25-year history of Google.
Kohli is regarded as one of the all-time greats in cricket. The 35-year-old has broken numerous historic records and is still going strong. Kohli is one of the fittest cricketers on the planet and it will not be a surprise if he continues for 5 more years and shatters and creates more iconic cricketing records.
Since making his debut in 2008, Virat Kohli has played 518 matches in international cricket. He has scored 26532 runs at an average of 54.36 and a strike rate of 79.41. He has slammed 80 centuries and 138 half-centuries in his career. Virat Kohli is the second-highest century scorer in international cricket only behind Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 100 tons.
He was most recently seen in action in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India and the 35-year-old was in exceptional form. He scored the most runs in the marquee tournament and won the Player of the Tournament award. He scored 765 runs in 11 matches, at an average of 95.62 and a strike rate of 90.32.