The fifth ODI against West Indies was India's last ODI of 2018 and men in blue finished the year on a high note in this format as they won two bilateral series and record sixth Asia cup title and lost only one series to England in England.
Captain Virat Kohli led the team to new heights in 2018 as he finished with 1202 runs in just 14 innings and helped India to clinch their first ever ODI series victory in South Africa. Here is a full list of records created by Virat Kohli in ODIs this year.
Full list of records created by Virat Kohli in ODIs in 2018 :
Batting summary -
| ODIs | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | Best | 100 | 50 |
| 14 | 14 | 1202 | 133.55 | 102.55 | 160* | 6 | 3 |
Performance by series -
| Opponent | Match | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | Best | 100 | 50 |
| SA | 6 | 6 | 558 | 186.00 | 99.47 | 160* | 3 | 1 |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 191 | 63.67 | 90.95 | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| WI | 5 | 5 | 453 | 151.00 | 112.97 | 157* | 3 | 0 |
| Overall | 14 | 14 | 1202 | 133.55 | 102.55 | 160* | 6 | 3 |
8 - Virat Kohli has been leading run scorer for India in ODIs in eight of nine years since 2010. Only in 2015, he couldn't top the list.
Most ODI runs for India in each year since 2010 -
2010 - Virat Kohli (995)
2011 - Virat Kohli (1381)
2012 - Virat Kohli (1026)
2013 - Virat Kohli (1268)
2014 - Virat Kohli (1054)
2015 - Rohit Sharma (815)
2016 - Virat Kohli (739)
2017 - Virat Kohli (1460)
2018 - Virat Kohli (1202)
11 - Virat Kohli completed 1000 ODI runs in 2018 in his just 11th innings - the fastest ever to score 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year.
Fewest innings to 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year -
11 - Virat Kohli (2018)
15 - Hashim Amla (2010) / Virat Kohli (2012)
17 - David Gower (1983) / Shane Watson (2011) / Kumar Sangakkara (2013)
85.85 - Virat Kohli scored 85.85 runs per innings in ODIs in 2018 - the highest ever runs per innings average in a calendar year (Min 1000 runs).
Highest runs/innings ratio in ODIs in a calendar year (Min 1000 runs) -
85.85 - Virat Kohli (1202 runs in 14 inns) in 2018
66.27 - AB de Villiers (1193 runs in 18 inns) in 2015
61.57 - Rohit Sharma (1293 runs in 21 inns) in 2017
60.34 - David Warner (1388 runs in 23 inns) in 2016
59.33 - Ricky Ponting (1424 runs in 24 inns) in 2007
133.55 - Virat Kohli's batting average in ODIs in 2018 - the highest for any player in a calendar year (min. 1000 runs).
Highest batting average in ODIs in a calendar year (Min 1000 runs) -
133.55 - Virat Kohli (1202 runs) in 2018
79.53 - AB de Villiers (1193 runs) in 2015
79.11 - Ricky Ponting (1424 runs) in 2007
76.84 - Virat Kohli (1460 runs) in 2017
71.83 - Rohit Sharma (1293 runs) in 2017
186 - Virat Kohli scored 558 runs at an average of 186 in six ODIs series against South Africa earlier this year - second highest batting average in an ODI series/tournament (Min 450 runs).
Highest batting average in an ODI series/tournament (Min 450 runs) -
257.50 - Fakhar Zaman (515 runs) vs ZIM, 2018
186.00 - Virat Kohli (558 runs) vs SA, 2018
151.33 - Kevin Pietersen (454 runs) vs SA, 2005
151.00 - Virat Kohli (453 runs) vs WI, 2018
122.75 - Rohit Sharma (491 runs) vs AUS, 2013
205 - Virat Kohli took only 205 innings to reach 10,000 ODI runs - the quickest player to reach this milestone.
Fewest innings to 10,000 ODI runs -
205 - Virat Kohli (2018)
259 - Sachin Tendulkar (2001)
263 - Sourav Ganguly (2005)
266 - Ricky Ponting (2007)
272 - Jacques Kallis (2009)
