The beat of the India Virat Kohli team has become the first cricket player in history to cross the 900 -point mark in ICC rankings in the three formats of the game in international cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) revised the best T20i note from Kohli from 897 to 909, a year after his retirement in the shortest format.
Virat Kohli retired from the T20i test and cricket. He announced his T20i retirement after India won the T20 ICC World Cup in June 2024. Before the start of the Indian England tour, the veteran striker also confirmed his exit from the test cricket. Kohli is now only available for the selection of one day.
Virat Kohli becomes the first cricket player to cross more than 900 ICC rating points in the three formats
Virat Kohli recently became an online trend subject after his t20i note has been unexpectedly revised from 897 to 909 by the ICC. Kohli has not played a T20i match for men in blue for over a year. This update of the ranking surprised many fans.
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However, this is part of the ICC routine revision process, where they re -evaluate past correspondence data and adjust the ratings of the players accordingly. This can lead to an increase or decrease in the notes of the best career of a player based on reassessed data and updated methodologies.
Kohli’s revised T20i note probably came after such an ICC review. The right -hander became the first cricket player to cross the 900 -point mark in the three formats: Tests, Odi and T20is.
Virat Kohli in third place in the T20i ranking of all time with 909 rating points
Virat Kohli’s 909 T20i note has placed it third in the T20i ranking of all ICC, behind Dawid Malan (919) and Suryakumar Yadav (912). Kohli is one of the Indian players selected to have marked centuries in tests, ODI and T20is.
The 36 -year -old cricket player won numerous distinctions from the ICC, including the name of cricket player of the year in 2017 and 2018 and winning the prizes for the cricket player test of the year.
Kohli won the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup and two ICC champions trophies. It is fourth in the ICC ODI striker ranking with 736 points. Kohli retired his test Cricket in May 2025. He played 123 games, scoring 9,230 points at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 fifty.
Virat Kohli seen for the last time in action for IPL 2025
Kohli was last seen in action for IPL 2025, where he helped the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) guarantee their young girl’s title with a victory over the Kings of Punjab (PBKS) in the final.
India is expected to visit Australia in October for an ODI series of three games and five T20i games. Kohli, who remains active in the ODI, should appear in the squad, Rohit Sharma currently leading the team in the format.
After his retirement from tests and T20is, Kohli now has a chance to strengthen his ODI ranking. The thickness born in Delhi had an exceptional T20i career, marking 4,188 points in 125 matches at an average of 48.69 and a typing rate of 137.04.
Kohli amassed 9,230 points in 123 tests to an average of 46.35, including 30 centuries. He scored more than 14,000 points in the ODIs, including 51 hundred.
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KOHLI IS GOAT!! Finally some good news in cricket world!!
This is complete nonsense. He retired, he should stay retired. Whats the point of retirment if you can just come back whenever you feel like it? Total disrespect to the cricketers who working hard to get in team.
Retirement lasted longer than his recent batting form lmao. But seriously, if he performs well then no complaints, otherwise this decision will backfire badly for team management.
I disagree with people saying this is good for indian cricket. We have talented young batsman like Gill, Jaiswal who need more exposure. Bringing back retired players sets bad precedent. What if tomorrow every retired player wants comeback? Where do we draw line?
People forget that Kohli’s experience is invaluable specially in pressure situations. Yes young players need chances but having a mix of experience and youth is what makes strong teams. His presence alone boosts team morale significantly.
For those who dont know, Virat Kohli retired from T20 internationals after the 2022 T20 World Cup. His record in T20Is includes over 4000 runs with an average around 52. He was captain for many years and lead India to numerous victories in this format.
Oh great, another retirement that wasnt really a retirment. Whats next, Dhoni coming back too? These players dont know the meaning of the word ‘retirement’ anymore lol. Very inspiring for the youth i must say.
Honestly dont understand why hes coming back. He retired for a reason no? This just proves he couldnt stay away from attention. Let the younger players get chance instead of taking spotlight again.
Sure, lets bring back everyone who retired. Why stop at Kohli? Maybe we can also bring back players from 1980s too. Im sure they also want to be ‘first indian player’ to comeback after 40 years of retirement. Makes total sense!
I think their is more to this story than we know. Maybe team management requested him? Either way, its exciting to see him back in T20 format even if its surprising move.
So basically retirement means ‘see you next year’ in cricket terms? Good to know! Maybe I should also retire from my job and come back next week as ‘first person in company history’ to do that haha.
This is absolutly amazing news! Virat has always been a legend and his comback to T20 after retirment shows his dedication to the game. No one can match his passion for cricket, truely the king is back!