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Virat Kohli All Set To Create History IND vs SL ODIs As He Eyes Legendary Batting Milestones 

Virat Kohli (X.com)Virat Kohli (X.com)

One of India's greatest cricketing legends, Virat Kohli, is all set to return to action on August 2 as India takes on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. This series holds significant importance as it marks Kohli's return to international cricket after a brief break following India's T20 World Cup victory.

Virat Kohli's bond with setting new records is unbreakable. In  every game, across all formats, King Kohli leaves a trail of new records and milestones, leaving the cricketing world in awe.

Adhering to his tradition, Virat is all geared up to set newer standards as the much-awaited series nears. Let's take a look at the two records he could break this tournament:


1.Virat Kohli is just 116 runs away from reaching 27,000 International runs:

Although he announced his retirement from the T20I format following his match-winning knock at the World Cup this year, Kohli has had stellar performances time and again that has helped the Men In Blue win innumerable encounters.

So much so, he has amassed 26,884 runs in 530 matches and now is just 116 runs away from 27,000 runs international runs. 

Currently, there are only three cricketers who rank above him i.e. Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs), Ricky Ponting (27,483 runs).

2.Virat Kohli is 152 runs away from completing 14,000 ODI runs

Kohli, is in line to join legendary batters like Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara by being just 152 runs away from completing 14,000 ODI runs.

India's ODI squad for IND vs SL ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Akshar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana