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Virat Kohli
Right-hand top-order batter
MRF Genius Grand Edition
Made by MRF →MRF
- Willow
- Grade 1 English willow
- Weight
- 2lb 11oz
The player
The dominant batter of the 2010s and the natural inheritor of Tendulkar's MRF sticker. Kohli's Genius Grand Edition has been on his shoulder for every one of his 80-plus international hundreds.
Famous for chasing — his ODI average in successful run-chases (well above 90 for much of his career) is the highest in the format's history.
Career snapshot
- Int'l 100s
- 81+
- Tests
- 120+
- ODI runs
- 14,000+
- ODI average
- 58+
Notable innings with this bat
- 183 vs Pakistan, Mirpur 2012
- 82* vs Australia, Mohali 2016 (T20 WC)
- 117 vs Pakistan, Melbourne 2022 (T20 WC)