🔥WHEN history NEEDED A NAME, IT CHOSE VIRAT KOHLI
In a sport that has breathed for nearly 150 years, only a handful touch moments that redefine eras. Today, virat kohli didn’t just raise his bat — he carved his name into cricket’s bloodstream, smashing the 7000th international century in men’s cricket. A number this monumental deserved no ordinary scorer. It demanded a titan. A monster. A generational hitter.
It demanded Virat Kohli.
And he answered with a ranchi classic that felt less like a knock and more like destiny fulfilling itself.
🔥 1. THE 7000th TON — AND IT BELONGS TO THE KING
From Bannerman in 1877 to kohli in 2025, the journey of international centuries finally hit its grand 7000th checkpoint.
Fate didn’t flip a coin — it pointed straight at Kohli.
🔥 2. RANCHI: THE GROUND THAT BOWS TO VIRAT
Three ODI tons here.
One historic milestone secured here.
Ranchi isn’t a venue anymore — it’s Kohli’s personal theatre of dominance.
🔥 3. THE NUMBERS THAT SCREAM “GREATEST OF HIS ERA”
Second-most 50+ scores.
Most ODI 50+ at home.
Record ODI centuries.
Consistency across continents, attacks, formats.
Kohli isn’t chasing legends — he’s overtaking them one venue at a time.
🔥 4. THE 7000-TON STORY: A TIMELINE OF IMMORTALS
Every thousandth century has carried its own meaning.
But none hit like Kohli’s — because this one was the first milestone of the modern age dominated by white-ball superpowers.
A perfect stage for ODI’s greatest chase master.
🔥 5. ROHIT SHARMA: SIX-HITTING SUPREMACY
While kohli commanded the milestones, Rohit quietly stacked empires of his own —
Most sixes in ODI.
Most sixes in T20I.
Most sixes in international cricket.
Most sixes in world cup history.
Together, Rohit and kohli aren’t a duo — they’re a dynasty.
🔥 6. PARTNERSHIP ROYALTY: THE ROHIT–KOHLI ERA
20 century stands.
Flawless chemistry.
Relentless destruction.
Only Sachin–Ganguly sit above them — and even that gap looks temporary now.
🔥 7. THE STAT SHEETS THAT PROVE WHY india OWNS THIS ERA
Not hype. Not narrative.
Numbers. Monstrous numbers. Era-defining numbers.
Below are the clean tables you asked for — formatted to perfection. 👇🔥
📊 STAT TABLES — CLEAN, CRISP, DEADLY
🔵 Most 100+ Partnerships in ODIs
| Rank | Pair | 100+ Stands |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin / Ganguly | 26 |
| 2 | Rohit / Kohli* | 20 |
| 2 | Sangakkara / Dilshan | 20 |
| 4 | Rohit / Dhawan | 18 |
| 5 | Gilchrist / Hayden | 16 |
🔵 Most 50+ Scores in international Cricket
| Rank | Player | 50+ Scores |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 264 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli* | 227 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 217 |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara | 216 |
| 5 | Jacques Kallis | 211 |
| 6 | Rahul Dravid | 194 |
| 7 | Mahela Jayawardene | 190 |
🔵 Most ODI 50+ Scores at Home
| Rank | Player | 50+ At Home |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat kohli (IND)* | 59 |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar | 58 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 46 |
| 4 | Ricky Ponting | 45 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma (IND)* | 37 |
| 5 | Sangakkara | 37 |
🔵 Most Sixes in ODI Format
| Rank | Player | Sixes | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Sharma* | 352 | 269 |
| 2 | Shahid Afridi | 351 | 369 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | 331 | 294 |
| 4 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 270 | 433 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | 229 | 297 |
| 6 | Eoin Morgan | 220 | 230 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 204 | 218 |
🔵 Most Centuries in a Single international Format
| Rank | Player | Format | Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli* | ODI | 52 |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar | Test | 51 |
| 3 | Sachin Tendulkar | ODI | 49 |
| 4 | Jacques Kallis | Test | 45 |
| 5 | Ricky Ponting | Test | 41 |
🔵 Most Centuries in international Cricket
| Rank | Player | Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 100 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli* | 83 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 71 |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara | 63 |
| 5 | Jacques Kallis | 62 |
| 6 | Joe Root | 58 |
🔵 Milestone international Centuries in cricket History
| Milestone | Player & Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Bannerman (AUS) | 1877 |
| 1000th | Ian Chappell (AUS) | 1968 |
| 2000th | Dean Jones (AUS) | 1990 |
| 3000th | Steve Waugh (AUS) | 2001 |
| 4000th | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 2007 |
| 5000th | Ross Taylor (NZ) | 2014 |
| 6000th | S. Wickramasekara (CZE) | 2019 |
| 7000th | Virat kohli (IND)* | 2025 |
🔥 FINAL WORD: kohli DIDN’T JUST MAKE history — HE UPGRADED IT
The 7000th ton had to be special.
It had to be iconic.
It had to belong to someone worthy of carrying cricket’s legacy forward.
It belonged to Virat Kohli.
It always was going to.
👑🔥 The king didn’t claim a milestone.
He became one.
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