Virat Kohli gestures in the field during the 1st ODI against New Zealand in Vadodara. (AP Photo)
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News1811-01-2026, 14:58

Virat Kohli Surpasses Sourav Ganguly in ODI Appearances for India

  • Virat Kohli played his 309th ODI for India, surpassing Sourav Ganguly's record of 308 appearances.
  • Kohli is now fifth in the list of most ODIs played for India, behind Sachin Tendulkar (463), MS Dhoni (347), Rahul Dravid (340), and Mohammed Azharuddin (334).
  • Sourav Ganguly retired with 311 ODIs (3 for Asia XI), scoring 11,363 runs with 22 centuries.
  • Kohli is 42 runs away from surpassing Kumar Sangakkara's international run tally (28,016) for the second-highest in history.
  • Allan Donald praised Kohli's dedication and expressed that he retired from Tests too early.

Why It Matters: Virat Kohli continues to break records, now surpassing Sourav Ganguly in ODI appearances for India.

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