A surprising stat from the Vijay Hazare Trophy has taken social media by storm and sparked a new debate among cricket fans. This put former India opening batsman and current cricket pundit Aakash Chopra ahead of modern legend Virat Kohli in a unique Vijay Hazare Trophy record.
Virat Kohli has been in great form with the bat in white-ball cricket and has continued his dominance while representing his home team 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 brilliant inning of 131 runs in 101 balls in Bengaluru on December 24 to help Delhi easily chase down Andhra Pradesh’s target of 298 runs in just 37.4 overs.
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During his match-winning innings for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Kohli achieved a major personal milestone as he became the fastest batsman to complete 16,000 List A runs, reaching the figure in 330 innings and surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, who had taken 391 innings.
Following his efforts, a shocking picture is going viral on social media which shows that the former Indian captain is still no better than Aakash Chopra, leaving himself and his fans shocked.
Viral Vijay Hazare Trophy Status Explained
In fact, the former Indian opener holds the record for scoring the fastest five centuries in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy, he achieved this feat in just 11 innings.
Kohli, considered one of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time, is second in the list after scoring his first five Vijay Hazare centuries in 14 innings.
The Indian batting icon is followed by his RCB teammate Devdutt Padikkal, who took 16 innings to reach the milestone, while Abhinav Mukund was fourth, taking 19 innings to achieve the same feat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Aakash Chopra’s reaction went viral
Interestingly, Chopra also reacted to the viral situation. Sharing the post, the cricket pundit wrote, “Oh wow Not a bad list to be a part of.”
oh wow
That’s not a bad list to be a part of https://t.co/MDVuF9Mhga– Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 24 December 2025
Meanwhile, Kohli once again showed why he is still one of the biggest names in ODI cricket by scoring a brilliant century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. His innings impressed everyone, including his former RCB teammate Shrivats Goswami, who praised Kohli’s class and consistency.
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‘ODI Cricket=Virat Kohli’
Kohli has been in great form recently in the 50 over format. In his last five matches, he has scored three centuries and two half-centuries. This strong performance includes two centuries and a half-century in the ODI series against South Africa. This comeback is all the more special because Kohli had to face a lot of difficulties during the Australia tour, where he was out for zero twice in three matches.
Since then, the flamboyant right-hander has made a strong comeback. And now Goswami mentioned how Kohli is setting high standards in ODI cricket. The former Bengal star said Kohli’s century for Delhi is clear proof that he remains a major force in the 50-over format.
Goswami posted on Twitter: “After 2 consecutive ducks in Australia, people thought Virat Kohli was finished, but such is the class of this man. In the last 5 fifty over matches, he has scored 74*, 135, 102, 65* and 131. You can’t count him out. Said it before, will say it again. ODI cricket = Virat Kohli.”
After being out for zero twice in a row in Australia, people thought that Virat Kohli was finished, but this is the class of this man. In the last 5 fifty over matches he has scored 74*, 135, 102, 65* and 131 runs. You can’t count them. I have said this before and will say it again.
ODI Cricket=Virat Kohli…-Shrivatsa Goswami (@Shrivatsa1) 24 December 2025