Virat Kohli scored 765 runs at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. His aggregate was the highest in the tournament and set a men’s World Cup record for runs by one batter in a single edition.
Kohli played 11 innings for India and averaged 95.62, making six half-centuries and three centuries. His 765 runs surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s previous record of 673, set at the 2003 World Cup. Kohli’s consistency was central to India’s run through the round-robin stage and knockout matches.
He scored 117 against New Zealand in the semifinal at Mumbai, becoming the first batter to reach 50 ODI centuries. Kohli was named Player of the Tournament even though India lost the final to Australia in Ahmedabad. The number 597 is a common mix-up because it was Rohit Sharma’s tournament total; 594 belonged to South Africa’s Quinton de Kock.