Virat Kohli becomes the second player in the world to score 15,000 runs in one-day matches

September 27th entered cricket history as an unforgettable day. In a single day across three different ODI matches, players demonstrated incredible batting, stunning the world of cricket by registering six magnificent centuries.

Among these outstanding achievements were the successes of Indian players Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill.

In the first ODI match, held at the Greenfield International Stadium in Tiruvannanthapuram, the West Indies team batted first and scored 295 runs, losing seven wickets in 50 overs.

In response, the Indian team received strong support from captain Shubman Gill and run-scoring machine Virat Kohli. Young captain Shubman Gill played a brilliant century innings, scoring 110 runs. Virat Kohli, playing without being dismissed, delivered a crushing performance, earning another century in his ODI career by scoring 139 runs, and helping India secure an easy victory by 8 wickets.

In the match against India, West Indies batsman Justin Griffin also showed excellent play, scoring 101 runs, which was his maiden ODI century.

In the match in Johannesburg against Australia, South Africa recorded two centuries. Captain Temba Bavuma scored 103 runs, and David Miller scored 142 runs in an aggressive style, not getting out, marking the best innings of his career. These two players formed an impressive partnership for the fourth wicket, scoring 156 runs, and bringing the team's total score to 365/9.

In the match played at the Oval, England opener Tom Banton made a breakthrough, scoring 126 runs, which was his first ODI century against Sri Lanka. He also participated in an excellent partnership with captain Harry Brook, scoring 150 runs.

Ahead of the One Day International series against West Indies, starting on September 27th in Thiruvananthapuram, Virat Kohli made an important statement regarding India's captain, Shubman Gill. Virat expressed confidence in Gill, noting that he possesses the vision and intensity required to lead the team correctly.

In an interview with JioStar, Virat acknowledged that Gill is still in the learning process as a captain and is a young player. Nevertheless, he emphasized that Gill has the right mindset and the necessary intensity to lead the Indian team.

Virat highly praised Gill's tactics and his approach to decision-making on the field. He noted that Gill is quite clear on how the team should function on the field. At the same time, Virat agreed that the decisions made by a captain are constantly improving as experience and understanding of various situations accumulate, as every captain goes through this process.

Kohli stated that Gill has the desire to lead the Indian cricket team properly, which, in his opinion, is the most important quality. Furthermore, he expressed his intention to observe how Gill will lead the team over the long term, being confident in his success.

Virat also liked Gill's trait of constantly thinking about ways to dismiss batsmen. According to him, this is a sign of unconventional thinking and a desire to outmaneuver the opponent. Gill does not hesitate to use various fielding setups to put pressure on batsmen. He discusses his strategy with bowlers and then prepares an attack delivery according to these discussions.

The Indian squad for the ODI series against West Indies includes: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ritardh Gaikwad, K.L. Rahul (vice-captain), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurṇoor Baar, Mohammed Siraj, Akib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Naman Diar.

The dates for the India vs West Indies ODI series in 2026 are: The first match will take place on September 27, 2026, in Thiruvananthapuram; the second match on September 30, 2026, in Guwahati; the third match on October 3, 2026, in New Chandigarh.