India’s Virat Kohli beat Sachin Tendulkar on Monday to become the fastest player to reach 13,000 ODI runs. The 34-year-old hit the mark in his 267th innings, which was Monday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo during the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan. Pakistan asked India to bat, and after 24.1 overs, India was at 147/2. Rain stopped play on Sunday, so they couldn’t play any more. Kohli, who was on 8 when rain stopped play on Sunday, continued his game with KL Rahul, who was unbeaten on 17 after 28 balls.
Pak vs Ind: Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar with 13,000 ODI runs
In 321 ODI innings, the great Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar achieved the mark. Ricky Ponting, a former Australian captain, came in second with a score of 341, and Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya, both from Sri Lanka, came in third with scores of 363 and 416, respectively.
Kohli is fifth on the list of the most runs scored in ODIs overall. In the 50-over format, the only people who have made more runs than the Indian cricketer are Tendulkar (18,426), Sangakkara (14,234), Ponting (13,704), and Jayasuriya (13,430). Kohli is also fifth on the list of famous players who have made the most runs in international cricket. So far, he has 25600 runs in all forms. Tendulkar (34,357), Sangakkara (28,016), Ponting (27,483), and Mahela Jayawardene (25,957) are all better than Kohli.
