5 records which Virat Kohli can break during West Indies ODIs

3) Most half-centuries against West Indies

As mentioned in the last slide, Kohli has scored 10 ODI half-centuries against West Indies. Kohli is currently at the joint-fourth position when it comes to scoring most ODI half-centuries against West Indies.

The remaining two ODIs will give Kohli a chance of better his position by at least two positions. Kohli shares the position with his deputy in Sharma, who has also scored 10 half-centuries against West Indies.

Among other batsmen who have scored more half-centuries against West Indies are former Australia opening batsman Mark Waugh (11), Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar (11), former India captain Sourav Ganguly (11), former Pakistan opening batsman Javed Miandad (12), former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis (12), former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (12) and former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq (13).

It is worth mentioning that as far as the most 50+ scores against West Indies are concerned, Kohli grabs the top spot with 17 such scores. The next on the list is Kallis (16).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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