The Greenfield International Stadium became the venue for another vintage show by Virat Kohli. Chasing down a stiff target of 296 against the West Indies in the first ODI, India not only won but romped home by a margin of eight wickets with a mountain of overs still left in the tank.


While Shubman Gill was rock-solid at the top of the order, scoring a fluent 110 off 108 balls, it was the star display of Kohli that stole the limelight. The India skipper played a match-winning innings of 139 not out off just 88 balls, which included 10 boundaries and 9 huge sixes, with a strike rate of 157.95 as he toyed with the West Indian bowlers.


The innings turned out to be a landmark one in Kohli's career as he registered his 55th ODI century and 86th international ton at the same time.


Here are the five records that Virat Kohli smashed while playing his sensational knock at Trivandrum



1. The Fastest to 15,000 ODI Runs


Joining the only other Indian to reach 15,000 ODI runs, Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli took batting efficiency to unprecedented levels. Whereas his compatriot took 377 innings to get to the landmark, Kohli surpassed that mark in only his 303rd ODI innings. The current tally reads 15,080 runs at a staggering average of 59.13.


2. King of the Home Turf: Most ODI Runs at Home


Virat Kohli claimed another prestigious record from the legendary Tendulkar as he overtook the record for the most runs in ODI at home. In need of 110 runs going into the series, Kohli crossed the threshold and currently has an amazing 7,006 runs in 131 home games at an average of 63.69, including a fantastic haul of 28 hundreds and 36 fifties. Bettering Tendulkar's previous record of 6,976 runs.


3. A Unique Club: 10 ODI Hundreds Against Two Different Nations


Consistency against specific opposition reached a new high in Trivandrum as Kohli went past his own records and became the only batsman to score 10 or more ODI hundreds against two different nations (Sri Lanka & West Indies). For comparison, the closest anyone has gotten to 10 ODI hundreds against a single nation is 9, by none other than the great Sachin Tendulkar and his contemporary, Rohit Sharma, against Australia.


4. Equal to the Little Master: Joint-Most International Hundreds vs. West Indies


Virat Kohli's affinity for the West Indies attack reached new heights in Trivandrum as he climbed to the top of the charts against one of cricket's most feared bowling attacks. His latest century saw him post his 13th international hundred against the Windies (3 Tests, 10 ODIs) – a feat previously only achieved by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who managed to score 13 centuries in Test cricket against the West Indies, all of which were before the advent of limited-overs cricket formats. Kohli is only 1 century away from being the only international centurion against the Caribbean side.



5. Sharing the Crown: Joint-Most International Hundreds at Home


On home turf, Kohli continues to be an absolute giant, recording his 42nd international hundred at home (14 Tests, 28 ODIs), equaling out fellow legend of the game, Sachin Tendulkar's legendary record of 42 international hundreds on home soil. Much akin to his exploits against the West Indies, Kohli is but one international hundred away from breaking Tendulkar's record as the batsman with the most international hundreds on home soil.



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