Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Batter to Achieve 13,000 Runs in ODI Cricket

Virat Kohli in action against PAK in Asia Cup 2023 (AP)

Virat Kohli roared back into form against Pakistan this Asia Cup 2023. After failing to make any impact in their Group Stage duel, the batting veteran scorched Pakistan’s high-flying pace attack with a scintillating ton, marking his 47th one in ODI cricket.

During the course of his latest knock, Kohli also completed 13,000 runs in ODIs, becoming only the fifth bater in history to do so.

Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 13,000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli completed 13,000 runs in ODI cricket in just his 267th innings for Team India, making him the fastest in the world to do so. The modern batting giant took field against Pakistan in Colombo with 12,902 runs to his name. The right-hander scored the remaining 98 runs with ease, and notched up his century off the very next ball to inch closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 49 tons.

Highlights from Virat Kohli’s 122*

Moreover, Kohli became only the fifth batsman in ODI history to complete 13,000 runs, and the fastest of them all in terms of innings (267).

As of now, only all-time batting legends Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Sanath Jayasuriya have scaled the 13,000-run mountain in ODI cricket.

In the meantime, Virat Kohli finished with 122 off just 94 balls to bolster India’s total to a highly competitive 356-2. He formed an unbeaten 233-run partnership with KL Rahul, who also scored a century from his end of the crease.

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