Demonstrating his supreme form and consistency in international cricket, Indian batsman Virat Kohli has added another monumental achievement to his illustrious career. He reached this historic milestone during the opening ODI match between India and West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. To get to this magical figure, he required just 303 innings, underlining his exceptional skill and dedication to the sport.
Surpassing Sachin Tendulkar
Heading into the fixture against West Indies, Virat Kohli needed only 59 runs to complete 15000 ODI runs. He displayed tremendous composure and masterclass batting to easily achieve the target. As soon as he crossed the landmark, the entire venue erupted in applause, etching his name deeper into cricket history. Before this feat, only legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar held the record for scoring 15000 ODI runs, having taken 377 innings to reach the milestone. Virat shattered this long-standing record by taking 74 fewer innings.
Second Player in ODI History
With this landmark accomplishment, Virat Kohli becomes the second batsman in the history of ODI cricket to touch the 15000-run mark and the fastest to do so. The pace and consistency with which he reached this milestone prove that he has no equal in the limited-overs format of modern cricket. Exactly 19 years ago in June 2007, Sachin Tendulkar completed his 15000 ODI runs by playing a knock of 93 runs against South Africa.
Approaching List-A Century Record
Virat Kohli stands on the brink of establishing another great world record in his career. Across his 350-match List-A career, he has accumulated 59 magnificent hundreds. All one-day matches played at domestic and international levels fall under the category of List-A cricket. Currently, the all-time record for scoring the most hundreds in this format belongs to Sachin Tendulkar with 60 centuries.
