Virat Kohli on Thursday, December 28, 2023 turned the first batter to score 2000 runs in seven completely different calendar years. His 76 of 82 balls in the first Test towards South Africa took his tally to 2006 runs in 2023.
He had beforehand achieved the feat in 2012 (2186 runs), 2014 (2286 runs), 2016 (2595 runs), 2017 (2818 runs), 2018 (2735 runs) and 2019 (2455 runs).