Virat Kohli Breaks Another Major ODI Milestone Overtook Sri Lanka Legend

The ongoing ODI tour of South Africa on Indian soil has turned to its final round and has turned out to be the most thrilling decider of the series. Having won the opener and losing the second match even after setting up a huge total, India entered the match with the series locked at 1-1 and won the match and the series. With a streak of back-to-back ODI hundreds, Virat Kohli ODI records impressed fans and made him stand out for the upcoming New Zealand tour scheduled to start in January 2026.

IND vs SA 3rd ODI turned out to be a special day of records for the Indian team, first Rohit Sharma, followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal century record milestone, and then Virat Kohli record, where he will take down Sanath Jayasuriya's record and will become the player with the most player of the series awards in ODIs. Virat Kohli Player of the Series, with two centuries and a fifty-plus score in the 3rd ODI, is one of the best ODI batsman in the world.

Virat Kohli Creates Another ODI Milestone

Virat Kohli delivered a stunning performance in Visakhapatnam, a ground where he has scored quite a good runs and records. Finishing with unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls, Virat Kohli completed this series with impressive stats, two back-to-back ODI centuries, and an unbeaten fifty. This innings came with 135 in Ranchi and 102 in Raipur, and last but not least, 65 in Vishakhapatnam, completing a phenomenal series that highlighted why he is one of the best batsman in the world.

With consistency and quality the Virat Kohli also received the player of the match series award. This Virat Kohli ODI record gained him another milestone in his career; he now secured his 12th player of the series award in ODIs, surpassing Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya, who held 11. He is now only behind, Indian legend master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who has 15 records and stands above all in this record list. According to the updated ODI records, the leaders for the most player of the series awards in ODIs are:

India wins the IND vs SA ODI Tour

With a strong opening partnership from Yaishsvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma, and later support from Virat Kohli in the IND vs SA 3rd OD, India chased down a target of 271 easily. Jaiswal scored his maiden century, Rohit contributed a 75, and once he departed, Kohli took the stage and anchored the innings for Men In Blue with his sweep shots and especially the no-look six. His unbeaten 65 ensured India crossed the line in just 39.5 overs, sealing the series 2-1. His knock just guided the team to the win, but also secured him the individual Virat Kohli Player of the series milestone for the third straight bilateral ODI series at home. With this, now we will witness the RO-KO in the upcoming New Zealand ODI tour, which is scheduled for January 2026 on Indian soil.