Kohli achieved the feats during the third and final ODI of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
First up, the 34-year-old surpassed former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene to become the fifth highest run-getter in ODIs. Kohli has now scored 12,754 runs in the format in 259 innings. Jayawardene had scored 12,650 runs in 418 innings.
Kohli also has the highest batting average in the 50-over format. He has scored at an impressive average of 58.23. Only former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has an average of 50 plus in ODIs for players with more than 10000 runs.
Top 10 Most ODI Runs
| Player | Team | Runs | Innings | Average |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 18426 | 452 | 44.83 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 14234 | 380 | 41.98 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 13704 | 365 | 42.03 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 13430 | 433 | 32.36 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 12754 | 259 | 58.23 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 12650 | 418 | 33.37 |
| Inzamam Ul Haq | Pakistan | 11739 | 350 | 39.52 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 11579 | 314 | 44.36 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 11363 | 300 | 41.02 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 10889 | 318 | 39.16 |
Later in the innings, Kohli got closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most hundreds in ODIs with his 46th century. The Indian icon Tendulkar has 49 hundreds to his name in the format.
Kohli got to the landmark very quick as he took just 259 innings to score 46 hundreds, while Tendulkar, who holds the record for most hundreds in international cricket, took 431 innings to get to his 46th ODI hundred.
Kohli is on a record-breaking spree since the end of last year as he has scored three hundreds in his last four ODI appearances. He broke his long drought with a century in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan last year.
Few months later, he scored his first ODI century in a long time in Bangladesh and has continued the run with two hundreds in the three matches against Sri Lanka at home.
With an unbeaten knock of 166 from 110 balls, Kohli also scored 150 plus in ODIs for the fifth time. He is now level with Tendulkar and Chris Gayle for the feat and only behind David Warner (6) and Rohit Sharma (8) for most 150 plus scores in ODIs.
Virat Kohli Most ODI Hundreds vs Sri Lanka
Kohli also achieved an unique feat for most ODI hundreds against a single opposition. He has 10 Hundreds vs Sri Lanka in ODIs with his latest knock. Here is a breakdown of his 46 ODI hundreds versus teams:
| Versus | Innings | 100s |
| Sri Lanka | 49 | 10 |
| West Indies | 41 | 9 |
| Australia | 41 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 15 | 4 |
| South Africa | 28 | 4 |
| England | 35 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 |
As an incredible stat, Kohli also holds the record for most centuries in wins in the ODI format. He has scored 37 hundreds in wins followed by Tendulkar, who has 33 tons and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who has scored 25 hundreds in winning cause.
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