Watch: Virat Kohli's all International Wickets

Termed as the world cricket's 'Run-Machine', India's Virat Kohli had his tryst with the ball in his hands as well. Bowling medium pace, he struck a few times, hitting some poles and helping to secure crucial breakthroughs.

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Rhythm Narang

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Virat Kohli's International Wickets.

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Indian Cricket's batting maestro, often termed the 'Run-Machine' across formats, Virat Kohli is synonymous with greatness. His records speak for themselves and need no justification. Having been a stalwart for India for over a decade and a half, the veteran batter from Delhi smashed several records and etched himself for eternity in the cricketing folklore. His game prowess fetched him immense success on and off the field, and courtesy of that, he became a household name and an inspiration for millions of fans across the globe. Recently retired from the T20 and Test formats, the legendary batter has accumulated 82 international centuries so far. This includes the record for hitting the most number of tons (51) in One Day Cricket (ODI), the format for which he will only step on the field until complete international retirement. 

Kohli's decorated career has not just been limited to elegant and flawless batting masterclasses. He has had his tryst with the cricket ball as well. A part-time, right-arm medium pacer, he has been employed to bowl on certain occasions and hasn't disappointed. His bowling has helped the main bowlers take some rest and load off for a while. His immaculate line and lengths have not allowed the opposition batters, looking to upscale the scoring rates, to break free. Their attacking instincts against, apparently, a 'bits and pieces' bowler like Virat come with definite risks and have helped him strike the woodwork, on course towards amassing nine international wickets, hitherto, in his career. The bowling unit has been boosted by some essential breakthroughs, as Kohli's victims have been potent batters of the opposition line-ups.

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Virat Kohli's International Bowling Statistics:

FORMAT INNINGS OVERS RUNS WICKETS ECONOMY AVERAGE STRIKE RATE BBI DOT %
TEST 11 29.1 84 0 2.88 0 0 - -
ODI 50 110.2 680 5 6.16 136 132.4   1/13 37.6
T20I 13 25.2 204 4 8.05 51 38   1/13 30.3

A look at the batting spearhead's all of the international wickets, a set of nine occasions, yet, in his career, when he has brought his all-rounder skills to the fore. He let the ball talk then, incisively, off his hands and made it a supplementary weapon as well, along with that bat between his gloves, perennially. 

Kevin Pieterson

Virat Kohli's first-ever international wicket was that of the English all-rounder Kevin Pietersen. He got him out stumped in a T20I match between England and India in 2011. Kohli, bowling for the first time at the highest level of the game, sent down an inswinger which the Indian wicket-keeper captain MS Dhoni easily collected, stumping the batter out off his leg side. 

Alastair Cook

Kohli's second international victim was the English opening batter and Legend Alastair Cook, whom he scalped in an ODI match between the two teams in 2011. Bowling a leg-cutter of a delivery, the former foxed the latter to castle his stumps, in a dismissal that every bowler would have felt proud of. 

Craig Kieswetter

Virat's third instance of striking with the ball came in an ODI match between India and England at Mohali, Punjab in 2011. Protecting the off-side by bringing the fielder finer and up, Kohli bowled a ball at an angle and quite wide of the batter's off stump. In an attempt to reach the ball, the then young English batter Craig Kieswetter inside edged, and the ball dragged on behind to chop his stumps off.  

Brendon McCullum

In an ODI match against the Kiwis at the Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2014, Virat not only got an opportunity to bowl but also picked up the prized wicket of Brendon McCullum, the explosive batter. The latter danced down the pitch to slog the former over covers, but didn't get enough elevation in his shot and got caught by Rohit Sharma.  

Quinton De Kock

Playing against South Africa in a pink ODI match at The Wanderers, Johannesburg in 2013, Virat bagged his fifth international wicket. He bowled and caught the well-set Quinton De Kock on 135 runs, ending his long and impactful stay at the crease. 

Samit Patel

In a 2011 T20I match against England at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Kohli struck with the ball. He contributed to the wicket of Samit Patel, who holed one up in the air off his bowling, eventually getting caught by Manoj Tiwary at the short covers position. 

Mohammad Hafeez

In the big-ticket and high-stakes encounter between India and Pakistan at the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, Kohli bowled Hafeez. On a length delivery angling at the middle and leg stump, the Pakistan batter attempted to play it late, only to misjudge the speed of the ball and see his stumps get dismantled. 

Johnson Charles

In the semi-final of the 2016 T20 World Cup, against the big-hitting West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India were staring at defeat and an eventual exit from the tournament. Kohli was trusted to bowl and got the wicket of the half-centurion, Johnson Charles. On a short pitch of a delivery, the batter went aerial and was caught at long-off by Rohit Sharma. It broke their partnership; however, things didn't improve much as the home side went crashing out at that stage. 

Scott Edwards

Virat Kohli's most recent and latest international wicket came at the 2023 ODI World Cup against the Netherlands in Bengaluru. In a ball-strangling down the leg side, the batter and Dutch skipper, Scott Edwards, feathered it off guard and got caught by the wicket-keeper, KL Rahul. The dismissal was a Diwali surprise for the fans, and Virat was equally surprised, yet elated, to witness his ninth international wicket of his glorious career, so far. 

 

 

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