Virat Kohli has made his name once again in the history books for ODI cricket. He played an impressive inning of 139 runs while being not out against West Indies and achieved multiple major milestones in the first ODI of West Indies tour of India. He became the first batsman to complete 7000 runs in home ODI cricket.

The inning played by Kohli was not only a century, but a performance full of new records. On one side he helped India to reach a strong position in the first ODI and also added a significant achievement in his ODI career.

Kohli Becomes first Batter to Score 7000 Home ODI Runs

Kohli has an exceptional ODI record in Indian conditions and with his first ODI match during West Indies Tour of India he scored 139 off 88 balls thus winning the match and reaching another milestone of his ODI cricket career. He became the first batsman in the world to score 7000 runs in home ODI.

This knock was an important knock of his career as he surpassed the legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar’ previous record. Tendulkar scored 6976 runs at home conditions in ODI cricket. Kohli named the record to his name after reaching the 7000 runs mark.

15,000 ODI Runs Completed

Along with his home ODI record Kohli also completed his 15,000 ODI runs and achieved a second milestone in the same innings. Now Kohli has become the second batter to achieve this record. There are only two batsmen who have reached the 15,000 ODI runs milestone.

The record of 15,000 ODI runs is considered to be extraordinary achievement in a batsman’s career. One needs years of consistency, fitness, adaptability and high-level performance to achieve this record. Kohli has adapted his batting style in different phases of his ODI career. From being an aggressive stroke-maker in his early career to an experienced campaigner we have seen changes in his batting over the time.

Kohli’s Consistency in ODI Cricket

Virat Kohli is considered as one of the most consistent run scorer in modern ODI cricket. In ODI format a batter has to change his game according to the different phases of 50-over innings. Taking benefit of the powerplay, strike rotation in the middle overs and score acceleration in the death overs – Kohli has handled these three phases effectively throughout his career.

Kohli’s success in home conditions reflects his adaptability. Besides all the challenges of spinners and fast bowlers on Indian pitches Kohli has managed to produce big scores consistently.

Another Memorable Performance Against West Indies

The first ODI of West Indies tour played on September 27, 2026 was a day for new records for the Indian batsman Virat Kohli. Chasing a huge target of 295 Kohli came in to bat at number three position. He played an unbeaten innings of 139* runs in just 88 balls to win the match.

Virat patiently built up the innings and scored boundaries throughout whenever he got an opportunity thus increasing the scoring rate. He controlled the pace of the match according to him and at the end won it for India once again. He also completed his 7000 home ODI runs and 15,000 ODI runs during this knock.