Virat Kohli and information go hand in hand. Whenever he takes the sector, the person tumbles fairly a few information and the previous India skipper could be hoping to start out the 2024 on a superb notice after dominating final yr massively with the bat. India are scheduled to play the second and remaining Test towards South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town from January 3 and Kohli has an opportunity to climb the record of most runs scored in Test cricket.
He will not be but in prime 10 of the record however amongst energetic gamers, Kohli is the third highest run-getter in red-ball cricket. So far, he has amassed 8790 runs in 112 Test matches at a mean of 49.38 with 29 centuries and 30 half-centuries to his identify. At a time, Kohli has an opportunity to go past two Pakistan legends Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad in the course of the Cape Town Test as he wants only 40 and 42 runs respectively to take action. While Inzamam scored 8830 in 120 Tests he performed for Pakistan, Miandad featured in 124 matches in the whites to amass 8832 runs.
If Virat Kohli manages to attain these many runs throughout two innings of the upcoming Test match, he’ll soar to the 18th place in the record of most runs scored in the historical past of the format. Among present cricketers, only Joe Root and Steve Smith are forward of him whereas David Warner who will play his remaining Test in Sydney from January is carefully following Kohli.
Active cricketers to attain most runs in Tests
| Players | Runs |
| Joe Root (England) | 11416 |
| Steve Smith (Australia) | 9472 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 8790 |
| David Warner (Australia) | 8695 |
| Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 8263 |
Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson completes the highest 5 record having scored 8263 runs in 96 Tests at a mean of 54.36 with 29 tons and 33 fifties to his identify.
