Virat Kohli is seen through the Test towards Australia.
| Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan
Virat Kohli added one other feather in his cap on Sunday as he turned the sixth and the fastest batter on this planet to score 25,000 runs across codecs through the second Test towards Australia, which India gained by six wickets, in New Delhi.
Kohli achieved the feat when he reached 8 throughout India’s run chase of 115 as he flicked Nathan Lyon for a boundary within the twelfth over within the second innings. He had come into his 492nd match total with 52 runs wanted to attain the milestone. He made 44 in India’s first innings and was out for 20 within the second essay to finish at 25012 runs.
“Milestone Unlocked. Congratulations @imVkohli on reaching 25000 runs in international cricket! Simply sensational,” the BCCI tweeted.
“… And heartiest congratulations to @imVkohli on becoming the fastest to get to 25000 international runs,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in his tweet to congratulate the group for profitable the Tests.
The different stalwarts to have scored greater than 25,000 runs across codecs are Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar (34357 from 664 matches), Sri Lankans Kumar Sangakkara (28016 from 594 matches) and Mahela Jayawardene (25957 from 652 matches), Australian Ricky Ponting (27483 from 560 matches) and South African Jacques Kallis (25534 from 519 matches).
The 34-year-old Kohli, who made his India debut in 2008, reached the milestone in his 549th innings, the least among the many six batters. Tendulkar had taken 577 innings to attain the 25000-run mark whereas Ponting did it in 588 innings.
Kohi additionally has a 53-plus common whereas making the 25000-plus runs, the very best among the many members of the unique membership with Kallis second at 49.10.
Kohli has 8195 runs from 106 Tests, 12809 from 271 ODIs and 4008 from 115 T20Is.
