Indian cricket fans eagerly wait for 5th November because on this special day star batsman Virat Kohli celebrates his birthday. Every year, on Virat Kohli’s birthday, his fans congratulate him in different ways. Especially while talking about dozens of records of Kohli, he also prays for the good performance of the star batsman. However, on Kohli’s birthday itself, one of his records has been snatched and this record has been snatched by Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam. Let us tell you what is this record and how Babar Azam went ahead of Virat.
Virat Kohli celebrated his 36th birthday on Tuesday 5th November. Team India’s crushing defeat in the Test series against New Zealand and Virat’s poor performance in that too dampened his birthday enthusiasm a bit. Despite this, there is still love and enthusiasm among Kohli’s fans for their star cricketer, which is clearly visible on social media. However, on Kohli’s birthday itself, a Pakistani user shared such a post, which Virat’s fans did not like.
Kohli’s record snatched in ranking
Actually, on the occasion of Virat Kohli’s birthday, Babar Azam broke a special record of Kohli in the ranking. This record is to remain at number one in the ICC ODI batting rankings for the most number of days. In this matter, till now the record among Asian batsmen was in the name of Virat, who remained the number one batsman in the ODI batting rankings for a total of 1258 days. Babar has now left him behind and he has spent 1260 days at number-1 rank. However, a big difference is that Virat spent these 1258 days continuously at number-1, whereas Babar Azam had to look for a way out for a few days in between, when Shubman Gill reached the top.
#HappyBirthdayVirat : A Little Surprise For You From #BabarAzam,#BabarAzam overtakes #ViratKohli As Streak Of Most Days Spent As No 1 ODI Batsmen In The World.
Babar Azam Overtakes Both Virat Kohli And Michael Bevan
And Grabbed 2nd Spot With No 1 Sir Viv Richards. pic.twitter.com/lEE95ldeQH
— Babarography 56
(@HaroonRaso94849) November 5, 2024
And Grabbed 2nd Spot With No 1 Sir Viv Richards. 
(@HaroonRaso94849) Babar’s reign will continue!
Talking about overall record, Virat Kohli was at third place in the world in this matter but now he has reached fourth place. The world record is still in the name of former great West Indies batsman Viv Richards, who spent 1748 days at the top of the rankings. Babar is now at second place, while former Australian legend Michael Bevan (1259 days) is at third place. Babar Azam can remain in this position for the next few days because he is currently playing an ODI series in Australia with the Pakistani team, whereas Team India does not have to play any ODI before January 2025.
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