India vs Sri Lanka:: Virat Kohli created history
Virat Kohli: match against sri lanka (IND vs SL) During this, Virat Kohli has created history. Kohli has become the fastest batsman to score 8000 ODI runs while playing in Asia. Let us tell you that Virat did this miracle in Wankhede, Mumbai. Kohli has made this amazing record in his name by playing 159 innings in Asia. By the way, the record of scoring most runs in ODI while playing in Asia is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar (Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar). Sachin has scored a total of 12067 runs in his career while playing in Asia. By the way, Kohli now has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI centuries. Kohli has scored 48 centuries so far. At the same time, the record of scoring most centuries in ODI is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored 49 centuries in ODIs.
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Fastest batsman to score 8000 ODI runs in Asia
159 innings – Virat Kohli*
188 innings – Sachin Tendulkar
213 innings – Kumar Sangakkara
254 innings – Sanath Jayasuriya
Apart from this, Virat Kohli has become the fourth batsman in the world to score 8 thousand runs while playing in Asia. By doing such a feat, Kohli has succeeded in equaling Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya.
Broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record (Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli)
At the same time, Virat Kohli has become the first batsman in the world to score more than 1000 ODI runs for the maximum number of times in a single ODI in a calendar year. By doing this Kohli broke Tendulkar’s record. Tendulkar was successful in doing such a feat 7 times in his ODI career. Whereas, Kohli has done this feat 8 times.
Batsmen who have scored most 1000+ ODI runs in a calendar year
8 – Virat Kohli (2011-14, 2017-19, 2023)*
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (1994, 1996-98, 2000, 2003, 2007)
