Virat Kohli becomes 10th cricketer to make 500 international appearances: Virat Kohli of India became the 10th cricketer in history to make 500 international appearances, a major achievement. He reached this remarkable feat during India’s second and final Test match against the West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. With this accomplishment, Kohli joins an elite list of four Indian players, including the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni.
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Kohli’s extraordinary career comprises 274 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), 115 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and 111 Test matches, demonstrating his enormous contribution to Indian cricket. This historic achievement cements Virat Kohli’s place as one of the game’s finest performers. Tendulkar leads the list, which is dominated by Asian batters, with 664 appearances. Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene is the only other to make more than 600 international matches.
Most International Appearances
| Player | International Appearances |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 664 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 652 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 594 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 586 |
| Ricky Ponting | 560 |
| MS Dhoni | 538 |
| Shahid Afridi | 524 |
| Jacques Kallis | 519 |
| Rahul Dravid | 509 |
| Virat Kohli | 500 |
