Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 25,000 runs in international cricket

By Kaif - February 19, 2023 - Last updated on Feb 19, 2023 03:00 PM
Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 25,000 runs in international cricket

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Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 25,000 runs in international cricket, Virat Kohli's performance in international cricket, Highest run scorer in international cricket

India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli achieved a great feat during the Delhi Test against Australia. He created history by completing 25 thousand runs in international cricket. Kohli scored 44 in the first innings and 20 in the second innings. He has become the fastest cricketer to score 25,000 runs. In this case, Virat broke the record of great player Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli touched this figure in his 549th international innings. On the other hand, Sachin Tendulkar had played 577 innings for this. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting completed 588 runs, former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis 594, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara 608 and Mahela Jayawardene completed 25000 runs in 701 innings.

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Fastest batsman to score 25000 runs in international cricket

Innings Matches Batter For Opp Venue Achieved on
548* 491* Virat Kohli India Australia Delhi 19th Feb 2023
577 507 Sachin Tendulkar India South Africa Centurion 3rd Dec 2006
588 500 Ricky Ponting Australia New Zealand Napier 3rd Mar 2010
594 502 Jacques Kallis South Africa Australia Brisbane 13th Nov 2012
608 547 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka India Mirpur 6th Apr 2014
701 625 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka Pakistan Hambantota 23 Aug 2014

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Virat Kohli's performance in international cricket

Formate Match Innings Run Century
Test 106 180 8195 27
ODI 271 262 12809 46
T20 115 107 4008 1
Total 492 549 25012 74

Highest run scorer in international cricket

NameMatchesRunsAverage
Sachin Tendulkar7823435748.5
Kumar Sangakkara6662801646.08
Ricky Ponting6682748246.0
Mahela Jayawardene7252595739.2
Jacques Kallis6172553449.1
Virat Kohli5492500253.7

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