Most 50s By A Batsman Since Virat Kohli's Last International Century

Virat Kohli is obviously one of the outstanding batsmen in international cricket at present. The Indian skipper holds the third rank for most centuries in international cricket. Kohli has smashed 70 international centuries so far in international cricket. He follows Ricky Ponting (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (100). The right-handed batsman has smashed 27 centuries in Tests and 43 in ODIs.

It has been quite a long time since Virat Kohli’s last international century. His previous century, which was his 70th hundred in international cricket, came against Bangladesh in a Test match in November 2019. Since then, Virat Kohli has managed to come close to smash a century but never reached the 100-run mark.

However, he has smacked many half-centuries post his last century. Here we look at most 50s by a batsman since Virat Kohli’s last international century.

Most 50s By A Batsman Since Virat Kohli’s Last International Century

 Mohammad Rizwan- 39 Innings, 11 Half Centuries

Mohammad Rizwan is a wicket-keeper batsman of Pakistan. He has smashed 11 half-centuries since Kohli’s last international century. Rizwan has played 39 innings post the period. So far, Mohammad Rizwan has smashed 6 half-centuries in Tests, 3 half-centuries in ODIs, and 6 half-centuries in T20Is that accounts for 13 half-centuries in international cricket. He had also hit 1 century each in Test and T20Is, while 2 hundred in ODIs.

KL Rahul- 32 Innings, 11 Half Centuries

KL Rahul also accounts for 11 half-centuries since the Indian skipper’s last international century. The Indian cricketer KL Rahul has played 32 innings post the period. In his international career, Rahul has smashed 11 fifties in Tests, 9 in ODIs, 12 in T20Is and accounts for 32 half-centuries in total. The right-handed batsman has also hit 12 centuries in international cricket.

Babar Azam- 39 Innings, 13 Half Centuries

Babar Azam has smashed 13 half-centuries since November 2019. The Pakistan skipper has played 39 innings since Kohli’s last international century. In total, right-handed batsman Azam accounts for 51 fifties in international cricket. He has hit 16 fifties in Tests, 17 in ODIs, and 18 in T20Is. Azam has also smashed 19 centuries in international cricket.

Virat Kohli- 44 Innings, 17 Half Centuries

Although Virat Kohli has not hit a century since November 2019, he accounts for most half-centuries post the period. The Indian skipper has played 44 innings since his last century and smashed 17 half-centuries. This is the most number of half-centuries by any player since November 2019. He has smacked 155 fifties in total, 25 in Tests, 62 in ODIs, and 28 in T20Is. Out of 70 international centuries, 27 have arrived in Tests while 43 in ODIs. Kohli is yet to hit a century in T20Is.