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Virat Kohli is celebrating his 37th birthday on Wednesday (November 5). The Delhi-born player played all his cricket for the nation's capital before breaking into the national team. Considered as one of the best batsmen to have played the game, Virat owns countless batting records in all three formats of the game. The former India captain excelled on the captaincy front too. On the occasion of his birthday, here we have a look at the 3 greatest records owned by Virat Kohli - Indian captain with most Test wins Virat Kohli is the Indian captain with the most Test wins. The Indian legend captained the Test team to 40 wins from 68 Tests. Virat made his Test captaincy debut in the first Test of the 2014/15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in MS Dhoni's absence. Dhoni announced a shock retirement from Test cricket after the third game, following which Virat took over the responsibility on a full-time basis. India became a juggernaut in home conditions and didn't lose even one home series. They only lost two home Tests during Virat's stint as the captain. He stepped down as the Test captain following the series defeat against South Africa in January 2022. Fastest to score 10000 ODI runs Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman to score 10000 ODI runs. The Indian run-machine breached the 10000-run mark in only 205 innings. He broke Sachin Tendulkar's record, which took 259 innings to achieve the milestone. NameInnings takenCountryVirat Kohli205IndiaRohit Sharma241IndiaSachin Tendulkar259IndiaVirat created history in the home series against West Indies in October 2018. Virat, who is now only active in ODIs, is still going strong and has 14255 runs in the format. He is ODI cricket's second-highest run-scorer. First Asian to win a Test series Down Under Virat Kohli created history and etched his name in the record books when he captained India to a Test series win over Australia in the 2018/19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat became the first-ever Asian captain to win a Test series Down Under. The visiting team won the four-match series 2-1. Ajinkya Rahane joined him in the elite list in the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat returned home after the opening game of the series. Rahane-led India won the series 2-1. India lost the series opener, which was played with pink balls. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
