Virat Kohli Records: Records set by King Kohli during his 160-run knock in 3rd ODI

HIGHLIGHTS

>> Virat Kohli now holds record for the most number of ODI centuries (12) among Indian captains

>> Kohli also hit his 100th six in ODI cricket. He is the third Indian in the list, behind Dhoni (216) and Rohit Sharma (165)

>> His 160 not out is now the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in South Africa

Virat Kohli scored yet another century and with that racked up crucial milestones during the his 159-ball 160-run knock in the third ODI between India and South Africa, that India won by a whopping 124-run margin, to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the six-match series.

>> During his big knock, Kohli hit 12 fours and two sixes. Here are a few records set by King Kohli on Thursday.

>> Virat Kohli now holds record for the most number of ODI centuries (12) among Indian captains, going past Sourav Ganguly's 11. Only Ricky Ponting is ahead of Kohli with 22 centuries.

>> The skipper scored his 34th ODI century in just his 205th match. In comparison, the great Sachin Tendulkar brought up his 34th ton in his 298th innings

>> Kohli also hit his 100th six in ODI cricket. He is the third Indian in the list, behind Dhoni (216) and Rohit Sharma (165).

>> In the list of top-10 One-day century scorers ever, Kohli is now 12 ahead of T Dilshan, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle; nine ahead of Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers; eight ahead of Hashim Amla; six ahead of Sanath Jayasuriya; four ahead of Ricky Ponting and just 15 behind Tendulkar, the greatest yet in the 50-over format, at least number wise.

>> The Indian skipper also became the first Indian to score more than 100 runs by running. He became the fifth batsman in ODI history to achieve that feat.

>> Kohli, with 318 runs in this series so far, now also has the most runs for a visiting batsman in a bilateral ODI series against South Africa in South Africa.

>> His 160 not out is now the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in South Africa. He went past Sourav Ganguly's 127 at Johannesburg in 2001
>> The knock was highest score by an Indian in South Africa in ODIs. The previous highest was 152 by Tendulkar against Namibia at Pietermaritzburg in the 2003 World Cup.