Virat Kohli’s staggering ODI record continues to get better with seemingly every match he plays. During the third ODI, the India skipper be...
Virat Kohli’s staggering ODI record continues to get better with seemingly every match he plays. During the third ODI, the India skipper became the fastest to get to the 12,000-runs mark in international cricket. He needed just 242 innings to reach the milestone.
The next fastest on the list is Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved the mark in 300 ODIs.
The truly astounding bit about Kohli’s ODI career is how often he manages to get the three-figure mark (he has 43 centuries to his name) and that he has done all of this at a rather incredible average of 59.41.
Here’s a look at the fastest players to reach 12,000 runs in ODIs:
Innings to 12000 ODI runs
| Player | Number of innings |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 242 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 300 |
| Ricky Ponting | 314 |
| K Sangakkara | 336 |
| S Jayasuriya | 379 |
| M Jayawardene | 399 |
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Kohli’s feat:
1️⃣2️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ ODI runs for Virat Kohli 🔥
— ICC (@ICC) December 2, 2020
He has become the fastest batsman to reach the milestone, in just 242 innings 🤯 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/H0XlHjkdNK
Virat Kohli in ODIs
1000 runs - 24 inns
2000 runs - 53 inns
3000 runs - 75 inns
4000 runs - 93 inns
5000 runs - 114 inns
6000 runs - 136 inns
7000 runs - 161 inns
8000 runs - 175 inns
9000 runs - 194 inns
10000 runs -...
