A surprising stat from the Vijay Hazare Trophy has taken social media by storm and sparked fresh debate among cricket fans. This placed the former India opener and current cricket pandit Aakash Chopra ahead of modern legend Virat Kohli in a specific Vijay Hazare Trophy record.
Virat Kohli has been in sublime form with the bat in the white-ball cricket, and he continued his dominance while representing his home side, Delhi, in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
Aakash Chopra vs Virat Kohli: The Truth Behind the Viral Vijay Hazare Trophy Record
Kohli played a superb innings of 131 runs from 101 balls to help Delhi chase down Andhra Pradesh’s target of 298 with ease in Bengaluru in just 37.4 overs on December 24.
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During his match-winning knock for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Kohli achieved a huge personal milestone as he became the fastest batter to complete 16,000 List A runs, reaching the mark in 330 innings and going past Sachin Tendulkar, who had taken 391 innings.
Following his efforts, a stunning stat is making rounds on social media that shows the former Indian skipper is still no better than Aakash Chopra, leaving himself and the fans shocked.
The Viral Vijay Hazare Trophy Stat Explained
Actually, the former India opener holds the record for being the fastest to score five centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy history, reaching the milestone in just 11 innings.
Kohli, widely regarded as one of the greatest one-day batters ever, sits second on the list after scoring his first five Vijay Hazare hundreds in 14 innings.
The Indian batting icon is followed by his RCB teammate Devdutt Padikkal, who reached the mark in 16 innings while Abhinav Mukund ranked fourth, taking 19 innings to achieve the same feat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Aakash Chopra’s Reaction Goes Viral
Interestingly, Chopra also reacted to the viral state. Sharing the post, the cricket pandit wrote, “Ohhh wow 🤩 Not a bad list to be a part of 😍.”
Ohhh wow 🤩
Not a bad list to be a part of 😍 https://t.co/MDVuF9Mhga— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 24, 2025
Meanwhile, Kohli once again showed why he is still one of the biggest names in one-day cricket with a fine century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26. His knock impressed everyone, including his former RCB teammate Shreevats Goswami, who praised Kohli for his class and consistency.
‘ODI cricket = Virat Kohli’
Kohli has been in great form in the 50-over format recently. In his last five matches, he has scored three centuries and two half-centuries. This strong run includes two hundreds and a fifty in the ODI series against South Africa. This comeback is even more special because Kohli had a tough time on the Australia tour, where he was dismissed for two ducks in three games.
Since then, the dashing right-hander has bounced back strongly. And now Goswami mentioned how Kohli continues to set high standards in ODI cricket. The former Bengal star noted that Kohli’s century for Delhi is clear proof that he remains a key force in the 50-over format.
Goswami posted on X: “With 2 back to back ducks in Australia, people thought Virat Kohli was over but that’s the class of this man. In last 5 fifty over games he’s got 74*, 135 , 102, 65* & 131. You just cannot count him out. Have said this before will say it again. ODI cricket = Virat Kohli.”
With 2 back to back ducks in Australia, people thought Virat Kohli was over but that’s the class of this man. In last 5 fifty over games he’s got 74* , 135 , 102, 65 * & 131. You just cannot count him out. Have said this before will say it again.
ODI cricket = Virat Kohli…— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) December 24, 2025
