After Rohit Sharma’s whopping 155 for Mumbai in Sikkim, Virat Kohli ended his 15-year break from the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a characteristic century in a 299-run chase against Andhra at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
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Steering the tall chase with his typical flair in the format, Kohli stormed his way to a rollicking hundred in under 85 deliveries, making it his 58th List A century and a third hundred in four innings since the South Africa series earlier this month. With his first run of the innings, Kohli became only the ninth man in history to reach 16,000 List A runs, over 14,000 of which have come in India colours since his debut in 2008.
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Kohli has only featured in 18 matches for his state side, Delhi, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Interestingly, Kohli’s last Vijay Hazare Trophy appearance came 15 years ago on February 18, 2010, captaining Delhi against Services at the Tata Energy Research Institute Oval ground in Gurgaon. In his last outing back in 2010, Kohli batted at No. 5 and scored 16 runs in Delhi’s colossal 113-run win, powered by a century from Mithun Manhas, the current BCCI president.
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20 Years
From 2006 Debut to 16,000 List A Runs
Career Milestones
February 2006
List A Debut for Delhi
Ranji Trophy One-Day at Feroz Shah Kotla (did not bat)
2010-11
Last Vijay Hazare Trophy Appearance
Captained Delhi before 11-year gap
2013-14
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
Delhi lost final to India Blue
2025
Vijay Hazare Trophy Return
Comeback game vs Andhra – 16,000 runs milestone
2025 Highlight
Highest ODI Run-Scorer for India
651 runs, one ahead of Rohit Sharma (650)
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During the knock in Bengaluru, Kohli also completed 1000 runs for Delhi in the 50-over format.
Approaching 20 years into his List A career, Kohli had made his debut in the format in February 2006 for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy One-Day tournament at the Feroz Shah Kotla. He did not bat in that game.
Most List A hundreds in career: Kohli nears Tendulkar
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1989-2012 | 551 | 21999 | 200* | 45.54 | 60 |
| Virat Kohli | 2006-2025 | 343 | 16099* | 183 | 57.49* | 58 |
| Graham Gooch | 1973-1997 | 613 | 22211 | 198* | 40.16 | 44 |
| Graeme Hick | 1983-2008 | 651 | 22059 | 172* | 41.3 | 40 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 1997-2020 | 529 | 19456 | 169 | 43.52 | 39 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2006-2025 | 351 | 13758 | 264 | 46.95 | 36 |
