On This Day: Kohli Becomes Fastest Batsman to Reach 10,000 ODI Runs

On this day two-years ago Virat Kohli becomes the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs. Virat while playing his 205th innings against West Indies achieved this feat.

Virat Kohli Fastest 10,000 ODI Runs 

King Kohli also overcomes Sachin’s record of scoring the same in 254 innings. Kohli who plays aggressively is considered as the only player who could beat Sachin Tendulkar‘s 100 centuries.

#OnThisDay in 2018, @imVkohli became the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs 👊🔝#TeamIndia skipper reached the milestone in 205 innings after scoring a century against West Indies 💥💥

Let’s relive that sensational knock. Watch 📽 👇

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 24, 2020

Since his debut in 2008, Kohli had shown spark in his limited-overs game but it was in 2012 that it seemed that he belonged to another level. Since then, Kohli hasn’t looked back and kept on etching his name in new record books.

He is also the only batsman with 50 plus average in all formats. Kohli now has 11867 runs in ODIs at an average of 59.33. He has 43 tons and 58 half-centuries. He is just seven centuries short of becoming the first batsman on the planet to score 50 ODI tons.

Kohli is also the fastest to 20,000 international runs. Meanwhile has also registered 1000 plus ODI runs in a calendar year for six years.

(2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 & 2018).Looking at the way he is playing, many people are already touting him to overtake Sachin Tendulkar by the time he hangs his boots.

Virat Kohli Batting Stats

Virat Kohli Bowling Stats