🔥THE king DIDN’T JUST BAT. HE DETONATED RECORD BOOKS.

Some players score runs.
Some players build innings.

But Virat Kohli?
He manufactures history with the casual arrogance of a man who knows the game belongs to him. Yesterday wasn’t just another century — it was a statistical earthquake, a global reset, and a public service announcement reminding the cricket world that the king still rules the throne, the scoreboard, and every page of the record book.

1️⃣ Fastest to 83 international Centuries

The pace?
Unreal.

The consistency?
Unmatched.

The chase?
Non-existent — because he’s not chasing anyone anymore.

2️⃣ First Player Ever to Reach 52 ODI Centuries

Not tied.
Not close.
First.
A number so absurd it forces the cricket world to recalibrate what greatness looks like.

3️⃣ Bags His 70th Man of the Match in international Cricket

Seventy.
SEVENTY.
Some players don’t even have 70 good innings.
He has 70 match-winning performances.

4️⃣ Surpasses Sachin as the Leading Centurion in a Single Format

Sachin’s 51 in ODIs stood as a monument.
Kohli walked in and carved 52 next to it.
Era-defining stuff.

5️⃣ Most ODI Hundreds vs south africa (6)

south africa has tormented legends for decades.
Kohli?
He farms centuries off them.

6️⃣ Most 50+ Scores at home in ODIs (59)

home dominance at its peak.
Sachin had 58.
Kohli — now 59 and counting.

7️⃣ First indian With 1000 ODI Runs vs south africa in Winning Causes

He doesn’t just score.
He decides matches.

8️⃣ Leading Run-Scorer vs SENA Teams in ODI Wins (4483 Runs)

Surpasses Tendulkar.
In conditions where most crumble, kohli builds empires.

9️⃣ Leading Century-Scorer vs SENA Teams in international Wins (25)

Another Sachin record overtaken.
Another testament to big-match temperament.

🔟 Most M.O.M Awards at home in international cricket (32)

Surpasses Kallis & Sachin.

A home tyrant.
A stadium’s heartbeat.
An opposition nightmare.

1️⃣1️⃣ Most Man of the Match Awards vs SA in ODIs (6)

More than Sachin.
More than Sangakkara.
Kohli owns South Africa.

1️⃣2️⃣ Most ODI Hundreds at a Single Batting Position (45 at No.3)

TIES Sachin’s 45 as opener.
Next innings?
He’ll hold it alone.

1️⃣3️⃣ Most Hundreds at home in a Single Format (25)

Beats Joe Root’s record in Tests.
Beats almost everyone in everything.

1️⃣4️⃣ His Century Became the 7000th international Century in Men’s Cricket

Of course, it had to be him.
Who else?
Destiny knows its rightful claimant.

🔥 FINAL MIC-DROP

virat kohli isn’t playing cricket anymore.
He’s rewriting the sport, one record at a time.

He’s not chasing legends — he’s becoming one so large that future players will chase him for generations.

The king didn’t return.
The king never left.