Legendary batsman of Indian cricket team By Virat Kohli Another historical milestone has been reached. He became the fastest batsman in the world to score 28,000 runs in international cricket when he scored 25 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. Kohli reached the milestone in the shortest time (624 innings), which is itself a world record. He also completed his half-century during his innings with a total of six fours off 44 balls. He has now crossed the 14,600-run mark in 309 ODIs, with 53 centuries and 77 fifties.
28,000 international runs, breaking Sachin-Sangkara’s record
To date, only two players have scored more than 28,000 runs in international cricket: the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Sachin Tendulkar reached this milestone in the shortest number of innings, completing 28,000 runs in 644 innings, 34,357 in 782 innings.On the other hand, Kumar Sangakkara reached the 28,000-run mark in the last innings of his career. He scored 28,016 runs in 666 innings and played his last international match against India in 2015.
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Second highest run-scorer in international cricket
Virat Kohli It didn’t stop there; He added 17 runs to his milestone of 28,000 runs and surpassed Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) to become the second highest run-scorer in international cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs).
Virat has scored 84 centuries in international cricket
Prior to the first ODI of the series against New Zealand, Virat Kohli had scored 27,975 runs at an average of 52.58 in 623 innings from 556 internationals. He also scored 84 centuries and 145 fifties during this period. Virat Kohli has so far been dismissed 40 times in international cricket. Virat has become the second highest run-scorer in this regard, surpassing Sangakkara.
Virat’s number two
Kohli has scored 9,230 runs in 123 Tests and 4,188 runs in 125 T20 Internationals in his career. Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman ahead of him in the list of highest run scorers in international cricket. With 42 runs, he surpassed Sangakkara’s record of 28,016 runs and became the second highest run-scorer in international cricket.
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