India’s Great Virat Kohli Achieved The Fastest 27000 Runs Milestone

Virat Kohli completed 27000 international runs and became the fastest cricketer to reach that milestone and broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar who earlier held the record. Virat achieved this feat against Bangladesh in the 2nd test match in Kanpur.

Glimpse

• The 35-year-old Kohli completed 27,000 runs across all formats, joining an exclusive club of batters which includes Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara.
• Kohli also broke Tendulkar’s record to become the quickest batter to reach 27,000 runs in only his 594th innings, 29 innings faster than Tendulkar, who got there in 623 innings in 2007. 
• Sri Lankan Sangakkara achieved the mark in 2015 in his 648th innings.
• Rickey Ponting scaled the mark in his 650th outing for Australia.

Runs Breakup

• He boasts 27,012 international runs, the fastest by any player in the history of cricket. Kohli has a little over 8,870 runs in Tests. 
• 13,906 runs in 295 ODIs.
• 4,188 runs in 125 T20Is, a format from which he retired after helping India win the T20 World Cup in June this year.

Earlier

• In February 2023, Kohli had become the fastest batter to 25,000 runs, reaching the mark in 549 innings, 28 quicker than Tendulkar. 
• In October 2023, Kohli went past 26,000 runs as the quickest to the landmark, again bettering Tendulkar by 13 innings.