Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and the captain of the men’s national team. A right-handed top order batsman, he has made 70 centuries in international cricket—27 in Test cricket and 43 in One Day Internationals (ODIs)—as of February 2021.
Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in August 2008, and scored his first century the following year when he made 107 against the same team at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. His 86-ball 133 not out against Sri Lanka in February 2012 led India to the second highest run-chase by any team in Australia. Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones described the innings as “one of the greatest ODI knocks of all time”. Kohli’s highest score of 183 came against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup; India successfully chased a target of 330 set by Pakistan and Kohli was adjudged man of the match. Following that, he made his first century as a captain while playing against the West Indies in the 2013 Triangular Series. In the bilateral series against Australia in October 2013, Kohli made two centuries in successful run-chases. The first of the two, 100 not out, was scored off 52 balls and remains the fastest ODI century by an Indian. The next century, which was scored off 61 balls, remains the third-fastest by an Indian as of September 2019. In ODIs, 26 of his 43 centuries have come in the second innings, and India have lost only seven ODIs when he has made a century. As of September 2019, Kohli has the most ODI centuries for an active player and is behind Tendulkar (49) on the all-time list.
Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011 and scored his first century in the format during the Australian tour in January 2012. In the first Test of the 2014–15 Border–Gavaskar Trophy, he became the fourth Indian player to score centuries in both innings of a Test match after making 115 and 141. He was appointed as the captain of the Test team during the series and became the first player to score centuries in each of his first three Test innings as captain. In 2016, Kohli became the fifth player to score three or more double centuries in a calendar year. The following year, he repeated the feat and also became the first batsman to score four double centuries in consecutive Test series. His seven double centuries is the joint fourth-most by a player. In 2017, he became the first captain to score ten centuries in a calendar year. Since his debut Twenty20 International (T20I) match in 2010, Kohli is yet to score a century in the format; his highest score of 94 not out was made against West Indies in 2019.
Key
| * * – Remained not out |
*  – Man of the match |
*  – Captain of India in that match |
| * (D/L) – The result of the match was based upon the Duckworth–Lewis method |
Test cricket centuries
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116 |  Australia |
6 | 2 | 4/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Away | 24 January 2012 | Lost | |
| 2 | 103 |
 New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 2/2 |  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
Home | 31 August 2012 | Won | |
| 3 | 103 |  England |
5 | 2 | 4/4 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
Home | 13 December 2012 | Drawn | |
| 4 | 107 | Australia |
5 | 2 | 1/4 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Home | 22 February 2013 | Won | |
| 5 | 119 |
 South Africa |
4 | 1 | 1/2 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
Away | 18 December 2013 | Drawn | |
| 6 | 105* | New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Away | 14 February 2014 | Drawn | |
| 7 | 115 |
Australia |
4 | 2 | 1/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Away | 9 December 2014 | Lost | |
| 8 | 141 |
Australia |
4 | 4 | 1/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Away | 9 December 2014 | Lost | |
| 9 | 169 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 3/4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Away | 26 December 2014 | Drawn | |
| 10 | 147 |
Australia |
4 | 2 | 4/4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Away | 6 January 2015 | Drawn | |
| 11 | 103 |
 Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle |
Away | 12 August 2015 | Lost | |
| 12 | 200 |
 West Indies |
4 | 1 | 1/4 |  Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound |
Away | 21 July 2016 | Won | |
| 13 | 211 |
New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 3/3 | Holkar Stadium, Indore |
Home | 8 October 2016 | Won | |
| 14 | 167 |
England |
4 | 1 | 2/5 | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Home | 17 November 2016 | Won | |
| 15 | 235 |
England |
4 | 2 | 4/5 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Home | 8 December 2016 | Won | |
| 16 | 204 |
 Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 1/1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
Home | 9 February 2017 | Won | |
| 17 | 103* |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 3 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle |
Away | 26 July 2017 | Won | |
| 18 | 104* |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 3 | 1/3 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Home | 16 November 2017 | Drawn | |
| 19 | 213 |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 2/3 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
Home | 24 November 2017 | Won | |
| 20 | 243 |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 1 | 3/3 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
Home | 2 December 2017 | Drawn | |
| 21 | 153 |
South Africa |
4 | 2 | 2/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
Away | 13 January 2018 | Lost | |
| 22 | 149 |
England |
4 | 2 | 1/5 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |
Away | 1 August 2018 | Lost | |
| 23 | 103 |
England |
4 | 3 | 3/5 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Away | 18 August 2018 | Won | |
| 24 | 139 |
West Indies |
4 | 1 | 1/2 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Home | 4 October 2018 | Won | |
| 25 | 123 |
Australia |
4 | 2 | 2/4 | Perth Stadium, Perth |
Away | 14 December 2018 | Lost | |
| 26 | 254* |
South Africa |
4 | 1 | 2/3 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Home | 10 October 2019 | Won | |
| 27 | 136 |
Bangladesh |
4 | 2 | 2/2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Home | 22 November 2019 | Won |
One Day International cricket centuries
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 93.85 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Home | 24 December 2009 | Won | |
| 2 | 102* |
Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 107.37 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
Away | 11 January 2010 | Won | |
| 3 | 118 |
Australia |
3 | 2 | 97.52 | APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Home | 20 October 2010 | Won | |
| 4 | 105 |
New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 100.96 | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
Home | 28 November 2010 | Won | |
| 5 | 100* | Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 120.48 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
Away | 19 February 2011 | Won | |
| 6 | 107 | England |
4 | 1 | 115.05 |  Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Away | 16 September 2011 | Lost (D/L) | |
| 7 | 112* |
England |
4 | 2 | 114.28 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
Home | 17 October 2011 | Won | |
| 8 | 117 |
West Indies |
4 | 2 | 95.12 | APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Home | 2 December 2011 | Won | |
| 9 | 133* |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 154.65 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
Neutral | 28 February 2012 | Won | |
| 10 | 108 |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 90.00 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
Neutral | 13 March 2012 | Won | |
| 11 | 183 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 123.64 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
Neutral | 18 March 2012 | Won | |
| 12 | 106 |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 93.80 | MRIC Stadium, Hambantota |
Away | 21 July 2012 | Won | |
| 13 | 128* |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 107.56 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Away | 31 July 2012 | Won | |
| 14 | 102 |
West Indies |
3 | 1 | 122.89 |  Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain |
Away | 5 July 2013 | Won (D/L) | |
| 15 | 115 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 2 | 106.48 | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
Away | 24 July 2013 | Won | |
| 16 | 100* | Australia |
3 | 2 | 192.30 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
Home | 16 October 2013 | Won | |
| 17 | 115* |
Australia |
3 | 2 | 174.24 | VCA Stadium, Nagpur |
Home | 30 October 2013 | Won | |
| 18 | 123 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 110.81 | McLean Park, Napier |
Away | 19 January 2014 | Lost | |
| 19 | 136 |
Bangladesh |
3 | 2 | 111.47 | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah |
Away | 26 February 2014 | Won | |
| 20 | 127 |
West Indies |
3 | 1 | 111.40 | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala |
Home | 17 October 2014 | Won | |
| 21 | 139* |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 110.31 | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi |
Home | 16 November 2014 | Won | |
| 22 | 107 |
Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 84.90 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Neutral | 15 February 2015 | Won | |
| 23 | 138 |
South Africa |
3 | 1 | 98.57 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Home | 22 October 2015 | Won | |
| 24 | 117 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 100.00 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Away | 17 January 2016 | Lost | |
| 25 | 106 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 115.21 | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
Away | 20 January 2016 | Lost | |
| 26 | 154* |
New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 114.92 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Home | 23 October 2016 | Won | |
| 27 | 122 |
England |
3 | 2 | 116.19 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Home | 15 January 2017 | Won | |
| 28 | 111* |
West Indies |
3 | 2 | 96.52 |  Sabina Park, Kingston |
Away | 6 July 2017 | Won | |
| 29 | 131 |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 136.45 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Away | 31 August 2017 | Won | |
| 30 | 110* |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 94.82 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Away | 3 September 2017 | Won | |
| 31 | 121 |
New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 96.80 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Home | 22 October 2017 | Lost | |
| 32 | 113 |
New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 106.60 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur |
Home | 29 October 2017 | Won | |
| 33 | 112 |
South Africa |
3 | 2 | 94.11 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban |
Away | 1 February 2018 | Won | |
| 34 | 160* |
South Africa |
3 | 1 | 100.62 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
Away | 7 February 2018 | Won | |
| 35 | 129* |
South Africa |
3 | 2 | 134.37 | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
Away | 16 February 2018 | Won | |
| 36 | 140 |
West Indies |
3 | 2 | 130.84 | ACA Stadium, Guwahati |
Home | 21 October 2018 | Won | |
| 37 | 157* |
West Indies |
3 | 1 | 121.71 | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Home | 24 October 2018 | Tied | |
| 38 | 107 |
West Indies |
3 | 2 | 89.91 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Home | 27 October 2018 | Lost | |
| 39 | 104 |
Australia |
3 | 2 | 92.85 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Away | 15 January 2019 | Won | |
| 40 | 116 |
Australia |
3 | 1 | 96.67 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
Home | 5 March 2019 | Won | |
| 41 | 123 |
Australia |
3 | 2 | 129.47 | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi |
Home | 8 March 2019 | Lost | |
| 42 | 120 |
West Indies |
3 | 1 | 96.00 | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain |
Away | 11 August 2019 | Won | |
| 43 | 114* |
West Indies |
3 | 2 | 115.15 | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain |
Away | 14 August 2019 | Won |