In a dominant win against Australia in the second Test, Virat Kohli reached the historic milestone of 25,000 international runs, becoming the fastest player to do so. The Indian captain surpassed the record previously held by Sachin Tendulkar, achieving the feat in just 549 innings.
Here are some highlights from Virat Kohli’s achievement and the match:
- Kohli’s impressive record: The Indian skipper has become the fastest player to cross 25,000 career runs in international cricket, doing so in just 549 innings. He has also surpassed Tendulkar’s record of reaching the same milestone in 577 innings.
- Top 6 in international cricket: Kohli currently ranks sixth in international cricket in terms of runs, behind Jacques Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Sachin Tendulkar.
- Kohli’s red-ball performance: While Kohli has been in excellent form in white-ball cricket over the past few months, his red-ball performance fell short of expectations. He played two Tests against Bangladesh without scoring even a single fifty or higher. However, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy provides him with the ideal opportunity to score runs in the longest format of the game.
- Kohli’s Nagpur record: Nagpur has been a fruitful hunting ground for Kohli, with the elegant batter amassing 354 runs in three games here. He has two centuries to his belt, including a double century against Sri Lanka in 2017.
- Border-Gavaskar series: In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, Kohli has scored 1,682 runs in 36 innings, placing him eighth all-time after Tendulkar, Ponting, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Michael Clarke, and Cheteshwar Pujara.
- India retains Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India’s dominant win in the second Test helped them retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Pat Cummins-led Australia began Day 3 with a 62-run lead, but India’s spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja outfoxed the rival batting unit. Jadeja returned a career-best seven-wicket haul, while Ashwin got three wickets to restrict the rival side to just 113 runs. India chased down the target of 115 runs, with Pujara and keeper-batter Srikar Bharat steering the side to victory.
Virat Kohli’s achievement of becoming the fastest player to reach 25,000 international runs
This is a testament to his talent and hard work. With the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy providing him with the perfect opportunity to score runs in red-ball cricket, Kohli’s fans and admirers will be eagerly waiting to see him break more records in the future.
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