India National Cricket Team batter Virat Kohli is all set to script history in the ODI format and surpass Sachin Tendulkar in an incredible feat. The premier batter is just 94 runs away from becoming the fastest batter in the 50-over format to score 14000 runs.
Virat Kohli needs to achieve the feat in the next 66 innings to become the fastest to 14,000 runs in ODIs. If he achieves the feat, he will be breaking the 19-year-old record of Sachin Tendulkar. He also will be going past Sri Lanka National Cricket Team legend Kumar Sangakkara in the same feat.
Sachin Tendulkar became the fastest to 14000 runs in ODIs during the game against Pakistan in 2006
Sachin Tendulkar became the fastest to 14000 runs in ODIs during the game against the Pakistan National Cricket Team in what was his 350th ODI innings in 2006. The match took place at Peshawar in Pakistan and the batting great slammed a terrific century to achieve the feat.
On the other hand, Kumar Sangakkara got to feat during the game against Australia National Cricket Team in 2015. The match took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney and he achieved the feat in what was his 378th innings in international cricket.
Fastest to 14000 runs in ODIs
• Sachin Tendulkar – 350 innings (against Pakistan in Peshawar, February 2006)
• Kumar Sangakkara – 378 innings (against Australia in Sydney, March 2015)
Virat Kohli will have a great opportunity to go to 14000 runs in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England
Virat Kohli will have a great opportunity to go to 14000 runs in the upcoming three-match ODI series against the England National Cricket Team. The series between the two teams will get underway on 6th February in Nagpur and it will be the last series ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 for India.
Virat Kohli has been under the firing line for the last few months. The India National Cricket Team batter has been struggling to score runs and even in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, he failed to get going, and this saw many doubting his place in the team.
Virat Kohli currently has 13906 runs to his name from 283 ODI innings
Virat Kohli would want to get back to his best in the ODI series against England National Cricket Team. The series will be important for him in order to get some form as it might prove to be crucial for the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be played from 19th February.
Virat Kohli last featured in ODIs against Sri Lanka. He didn’t have a great outing with the bat as he managed just 58 runs from three games at an average of 19.33. Currently, he has 13906 runs to his name from 283 ODI innings at an average of 58.18 and a strike rate of 93.54. The batter also has hit 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries.
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