Virat Kohli achieves this remarkable feat for the 10th time in ODIs  (Virat ) 

Virat Kohli: Virat    (Virat )   Kohli achieved a remarkable record at the end of 2025. He broke a record held by the legendary Viv Richards in a specific category. Virat recently scored 302 runs in 3 matches against South Africa, including two centuries and a fifty. After his outstanding performance in this series, he has moved up to the second position in the ICC ODI rankings. India’s Rohit Sharma is at the top spot. Virat finished the year 2025 in the top 2 of the ODI rankings. With this, he has set a major record.

Virat Kohli achieves this remarkable feat for the 10th time in ODIs
Virat Kohli has ended a calendar year in the top 2 of the ICC rankings for the 10th time in his ODI career. Virat finished the years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 as the number 1 batsman in the ICC ODI rankings. He was ranked second in the ICC ODI rankings in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, and 2025. No other player has achieved this feat yet.

Virat breaks Viv Richards’ record
Virat has broken a long-standing record of former West Indies legend Vivian Richards in this regard. Richards ended a calendar year in the top 2 nine times during his career. Until now, this record was jointly held by Kohli and Viv Richards among batsmen. Among bowlers, former South African captain Shaun Pollock was in the top 2 nine times in his career, of which he finished the calendar year at the number one position seven times. Virat has now surpassed both Richards and Pollock.

Virat Kohli scored a lot of runs in ODIs this year.
Speaking of Virat Kohli, after the South Africa series, he was recently seen playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored a century in a match against Andhra in this tournament. Virat Kohli had a fantastic year in ODIs in 2025. He played 13 matches and scored 651 runs at an average of 65.10. He was the highest run-scorer for India and became the first Indian to complete 18,000 runs in winning matches.