Virat Kohli had a great start in the tournament, scoring 85 and 55* in the first two matches of the tournament, before suffering a rare loss against Pakistan. The former India captain was keen to continue his good form in the tournament as well. .
Three batsmen with 26,000 runs have joined the elite club of international cricketers. Tendulkar leads the group with 34,357 runs, Kumarasangakkara features in the list with 28,016 runs and the former Australian captain has 27,483 runs under his belt.
With a total of 25,923 runs in 510 international matches, Virat Kohli is 77 runs away from surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s astonishing record of fastest 26.00 runs in international cricket .
The 34-year-old is the only batter with over 25,000 RBIs and a total batting average of over 50. To date, he has composed a total of 77 centuries and his 134 fifties.
Virat Kohli has been the Men in Blue’s best batsman in red-ball and white-ball cricket over the years. The Indian batting champion helped India win the Champions Trophy in 2011 and 2013. He was India’s top scorer in ICC events and captained the Indian team in all three formats for over five years. He should be a key player for the team’s success in the ongoing ODI World Cup.
India’s batting champion has been unstoppable ever since he returned to form in the 2022 Asia Cup. In BGT 2023, the former Indian captain achieved his century in Tests after a gap of almost 3 years and 5 months, and then went on to perform brilliantly in the IPL as well.
Rohit Sharma’s team has won the last three World Cups with the host nation, and Virat Kohli is doing everything he can to win it on Indian soil. He creates opportunities for his team in big games.
