Virat Kohli hits unbeaten 139 off 88 in Thiruvananthapuram, sparks new records

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 off 88 deliveries for India against the West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 28 September 2026. The innings included nine maximums.

Kohli, 37, returned to the Greenfield venue after a three-year absence and replicated the form he showed there previously. In his last appearance at Thiruvananthapuram, against Sri Lanka in 2023, he made 166, hitting 13 fours and 8 sixes. The former Indian skipper produced an immediate impact on arrival at the crease in the opening game.

He combined effectively with Shubman Gill in the innings; Gill also scored a century in the opening ODI. Their partnership underpinned India’s batting in the match and featured two individual hundreds in the same game.

Kohli’s 139 not out generated a series of new marks and milestones during the innings. From the century to the nine maximums, the performance was repeatedly noted as it unfolded in Thiruvananthapuram.

The knock was framed in the report as evidence that Kohli remains capable of producing high-impact scores and creating records at this stage of his career. The article states that the 37-year-old silences his critics with the innings.

For broader ODI context, the piece cites that Sachin Tendulkar has scored a total of 18426 runs in ODI cricket, the most by any player.

It currently seems he will be part of the Men in Blue’s line-up for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, set to be played on the African continent.