Milestone Man Virat Kohli Crosses 9000 Test Runs

In a remarkable display of resilience and skill, Virat Kohli crossed the prestigious 9000 Test runs milestone during India’s first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Despite a challenging start, with India being bowled out for their lowest-ever Test total at home, Kohli bounced back in the second innings, reaching the milestone while batting at No. 3 for the first time in eight years.

Match Context

• India faced New Zealand in the first Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
• India was chasing a huge first-innings deficit of 356 runs after being bowled out for 46 in their first innings, their lowest Test total at home.
• New Zealand posted a strong total of 402, led by Rachin Ravindra’s century.

Virat Kohli’s Milestone

• Virat Kohli surpassed the 9000 Test runs mark during India’s second innings.
• He reached the milestone after crossing a half-century while batting at No. 3.

Batting Position Change

• Kohli batted at No. 3 for the first time in eight years.
• In the first innings, he had fallen for a nine-ball duck.

Kohli’s Resilience

• Despite his failure in the first innings, Kohli rebounded with a solid performance in the second innings.
• His contribution helped India as they set out to erase the first-innings deficit.

Highlights

• Virat moves at no. 4 in terms of highest Test runs in India.
• He is Just Behind Great Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.
• He completed this milestone in his 116th Test Match.

Highest Test Runs by Indian

• Sachin Tendulkar – 15921 Runs
• Rahul Dravid – 13265 Runs
• Sunil Gavaskar – 10122 Runs
• Virat Kohli – 9000* Runs

Runs Break Up of Virat

• T20I – 125 Match 4188 Runs
• Odis – 295 Match 13906 Runs
• Test – 116 Match 9009 Runs*

Summary/Static	Details
Why in the news?	Virat Kohli crossed the prestigious 9000 Test runs milestone during India’s first Test against New Zealand
Position in Indian Test Runs	Kohli is now 4th in highest Test runs for India, behind Tendulkar (15921), Dravid (13265), and Gavaskar (10122).
Test Milestone	Details Kohli completed 9000 runs in his 116th Test match.
Break Up of Kohli’s Career Runs	T20I: 125 matches, 4188 runs; ODIs: 295 matches, 13906 runs; Tests: 116 matches, 9009 runs*