Afghanistan’s tour of India 2024, IND vs AFG: India’s batting superstar Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) are going to make a comeback in this format with a three-match T20I series to be played against Afghanistan from January 11 on home soil.

The former Indian captain has not played T20I cricket since November 2022, while he last played in this format in IPL 2023. Meanwhile, whenever Virat Kohli takes the field, some record is made or broken and now something similar can happen in the upcoming T20I series between India and Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli can create history in Mohali

Virat Kohli can achieve many achievements in the first T20I match against Afghanistan in Mohali. He is just 35 runs away from becoming the first Indian and third overall to score 12,000 runs in T20 cricket. India’s run machine has so far scored 11965 runs in 374 T20 matches (357 innings) at an average of 41.40 and strike rate of 133.35, which includes eight centuries and 91 half-centuries.

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Batsmen who scored the most runs in the history of T20 cricket

Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 14562 runs

Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) – 12993 runs

Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – 12390 runs

Virat Kohli (India) – 11965 runs

Alex Hales (England) – 11736 runs

If Virat Kohli manages to score 50+ in Mohali, he will become only the second cricketer in the history of T20 cricket to cross the 50-run mark 100 times. Chris Gayle is at the top with 110 50+ scores, while David Warner is at second place with 107 50+ scores.

Batsmen who have scored the most 50+ scores in the history of T-20 cricket

Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 110

David Warner (Australia) – 107

Virat Kohli (India) – 99

Virat Kohli can make another record in T-20 cricket. If he manages to face 28 balls in the first match against Afghanistan in Mohali, he will become only the third player to face 9000 or more balls in the shortest format of the game.

Batsmen who faced the most number of balls in the history of T-20 cricket

Shoaib Malik – 10168

Chris Gayle – 10060

Virat Kohli – 8972