Virat Kohli has scored 30 centuries in test cricket so far, marking the second-highest tally in the history of the sport. He is surpassed only by Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored 51 centuries.
Favorite Opponent: Kohli has targeted Australia the most in red-ball cricket, smashing 9 Test hundreds against them.
Conversion Rate: Out of his 30 hundreds, 7 were converted into double-centuries, spanning across 7 different opposition nations.
Complete List of Virat Kohli's Test Centuries
Here is the complete match-by-match breakdown of all his 30 Test centuries:
| No. | Runs | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 24 January 2012 | Lost |
| 2 | 103 † | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2/2 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Home | 31 August 2012 | Won |
| 3 | 103 | England | 5 | 2 | 4/4 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Home | 13 December 2012 | Drawn |
| 4 | 107 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1/4 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Home | 22 February 2013 | Won |
| 5 | 119 † | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1/2 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 18 December 2013 | Drawn |
| 6 | 105* | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 14 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 7 | 115 ‡ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 9 December 2014 | Lost |
| 8 | 141 ‡ | Australia | 4 | 4 | 1/4 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 9 December 2014 | Lost |
| 9 | 169 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 3/4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Away | 26 December 2014 | Drawn |
| 10 | 147 ‡ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 4/4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 6 January 2015 | Drawn |
| 11 | 103 ‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 12 August 2015 | Lost |
| 12 | 200 ‡ | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Away | 21 July 2016 | Won |
| 13 | 211 ‡ | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | Holkar Stadium, Indore | Home | 8 October 2016 | Won |
| 14 | 167 † ‡ | England | 4 | 1 | 2/5 | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Home | 17 November 2016 | Won |
| 15 | 235 † ‡ | England | 4 | 2 | 4/5 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Home | 8 December 2016 | Won |
| 16 | 204 † ‡ | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 1/1 | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | Home | 9 February 2017 | Won |
| 17 | 103* ‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 26 July 2017 | Won |
| 18 | 104* ‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1/3 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 16 November 2017 | Drawn |
| 19 | 213 † ‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2/3 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Home | 24 November 2017 | Won |
| 20 | 243 † ‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Home | 2 December 2017 | Drawn |
| 21 | 153 ‡ | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2/3 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Away | 13 January 2018 | Lost |
| 22 | 149 ‡ | England | 4 | 2 | 1/5 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Away | 1 August 2018 | Lost |
| 23 | 103 † ‡ | England | 4 | 3 | 3/5 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Away | 18 August 2018 | Won |
| 24 | 139 ‡ | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 1/2 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | Home | 4 October 2018 | Won |
| 25 | 123 ‡ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | Perth Stadium, Perth | Away | 14 December 2018 | Lost |
| 26 | 254* † ‡ | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | Home | 10 October 2019 | Won |
| 27 | 136 ‡ | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2/2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 22 November 2019 | Won |
| 28 | 186 † | Australia | 4 | 2 | 4/4 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Home | 9 March 2023 | Drawn |
| 29 | 121 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2/2 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Away | 20 July 2023 | Drawn |
| 30 | 100* | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1/5 | Perth Stadium, Perth | Away | 22 November 2024 | Won |
Virat Kohli's 30 Test centuries Team wise record
Here is the team-wise breakdown of Virat Kohli's 30 Test centuries:
| Opponent | Test Centuries | Highest Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 186 (Ahmedabad, 2023) |
| England | 5 | 235 (Mumbai, 2016) |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 243 (Delhi, 2017) |
| New Zealand | 3 | 211 (Indore, 2016) |
| South Africa | 3 | 254* (Pune, 2019) |
| West Indies | 3 | 200 (Antigua, 2016) |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 204 (Hyderabad, 2017) |
| Pakistan | – | DNP (Did Not Play) |
| Afghanistan | – | DNP (Did Not Play) |
| Zimbabwe | – | DNP (Did Not Play) |
| Total | 30 | 254* vs South Africa |
