Virat Kohli Record: Virat Kohli will be seen on the field once again today (04 August, Sunday). The second match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. King Kohli scored 24 runs in the first match of the ODI series. He could not play a long innings. However, he would want to break the record of former Indian legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar by playing a long innings in the second ODI, for which he needs only 128 runs.
Virat Kohli has scored 13,872 runs in his ODI career so far. Now he needs only 128 runs to touch the figure of 14,000 runs. In such a situation, Kohli can create history by scoring 128 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka today. If King Kohli touches the figure of 14,000 ODI runs today, then he can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record and set a world record.
Kohli can become the fastest batsman to score 14,000 runs in ODIs today. Currently, this record is registered in the name of the legendary Tendulkar. Kohli has batted in 281 innings of 293 ODIs so far. Whereas legendary Tendulkar had completed 14,000 runs in 350 innings of 359 ODIs. Former Sri Lankan legendary batsman Kumar Sangakkara is in second place on this list. Sangakkara had completed 14,000 runs in 378 innings of 402 ODIs.
Batsmen who have scored the most centuries in ODI cricket
It is worth noting that Virat Kohli is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket. King Kohli has scored 50 centuries in ODIs. Before Kohli, this record was in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored 49 ODI centuries in his career. Virat Kohli is in the second position in terms of scoring the most centuries in international cricket. Kohli has scored 80 centuries in international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar is in the first position in this list with 100 centuries.