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Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Asian To Reach THIS Record With 52 Vs England

Aakash Saini

Virat Kohli in action against England [Source: @BCCI/x]Virat Kohli in action against England [Source: @BCCI/x]

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Virat Kohli recorded his 73rd ODI half-century, and his first since the conclusion of the 2023 World Cup through the course of his 52-run knock against England at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on February 12. Batting at number three and arriving to the crease in just the second over of the innings, Kohli belted seven boundaries and a six in his 55-ball stay to lead India’s recovery alongside Shubman Gill.

Notably, Virat Kohli also attained a significant batting record with his latest batting masterclass, becoming the fastest Asian cricketer in history for a certain milestone.

Virat Kohli scales mount 16K in Asia

Virat Kohli completed 16,000 runs in Asia across all international formats to become the fastest cricketer in history to reach the landmark figure.


The legendary Indian batter recorded the 16,000th run of his career in the cricket-crazy continent in his 340th innings, doing so through the course of his drought-ending half-century against England in February 2025. Here is a look at Virat Kohli’s record in Asia across all international formats:

Criterion
Data
Matches312
Innings340
Runs16,025
Average 56.82
100s/50s52/79

Overall, the 36-year-old has racked up over 27,000 runs in international cricket, including 9,230 runs in Tests and another 13,963 runs in ODIs.

Virat Kohli has dominated Asian conditions in each of the three international forms of the game, with his format average here marking even higher than his career averages. Here is a bifurcation of Kohli’s batting record in the continent, as per the three formats:

Details
Matches
Innings
Runs
Average
Tests641024,78952.62
ODIs1741688,50859.08
T20Is74702,72858.04

Nonetheless, Virat Kohli’s sublime 52 was followed by another regal half-century by Shreyas Iyer, and a majestic ton by opening batter Shubman Gill as India pushed past the 250-run mark with still nearly 15 overs left in the innings.