Virat Kohli New Record: Virat Kohli has made a record of making the fastest 12000 runs in one day matches. In this case, Virat Kohli has left behind the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli achieved this position in the third and last match of the ODI series against Australia on Wednesday. Kohli has completed 12000 ODI runs in 241 innings of his 251 matches. Earlier this record was in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who touched 12000 ODI runs in 300 innings of 309 matches. Tendulkar had crossed this milestone in his memorable 98-run knock played at the Centurion against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup.
Virat Kohli is the sixth player in the world and the second player from India to score 12000 ODI runs. Kohli needed 23 runs for 12000 figures before this match. Now Ricky Ponting of Australia is at number three after Tendulkar. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene have also scored more than 12000 runs in ODIs.
Fastest ODI run scorers
Virat Kohli (India) Vs Australia, Canberra, 2 December 2020
Matches: 251, Innings: 242, Debut: August 18, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar (India) Vs Pakistan, Saturian, 1 March 2003
Matches: 309, Innings: 300, Debut: 18 December 1989
Ricky Ponting (Australia) Vs England, Centurion, 2 October 2009
Matches: 323, Innings: 314, Debut: 15 February 1995
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) Vs Pakistan, Dubai, 20 December 2013
Matches: 359, Innings: 336, Debut: 5 July 2000
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) Vs Australia, Bridgetown, 28 April 2007
Matches: 390, Innings: 379, Debut: December 26, 1989
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) Vs India, Hyderabad, 9 November 2015
Matches: 426, Innings: 399, Debut: January 24, 1998
Source: www.financialexpress.com