Virat Kohli becomes 5th highest run-scorer in international cricket

Star India batter Virat Kohli has surpassed South Africa’s Jacques Kallis to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history. Kohli achieved this upward movement in the batting charts during India’s second Test against West Indies at Port of Spain. On the first day of the match, which is also his 500th international game.

The right-handed batter who made his debut for Team India on August 18, 2008, against Sri Lanka in Dambulla surpassed legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis tally of 25,534 runs, which he managed to score in 519 matches played across formats during his 19-year-long career at the highest level. Virat needed 74 runs to break Kallis’ tally before the start of the game, which he successfully managed to do during the third session of play.

TOP 10 LEADING RUN-GETTERS IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

POSITION	PLAYER	COUNTRY	TIME SPAN	MATCHES	RUNS	AVERAGE	BEST SCORE	100/50
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	664	34,357	48.52	248*	100/164
2	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	594	28,016	46.77	319	63/153
3	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	560	27,483	45.95	257	71/146
4	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2015	652	25,957	39.15	374	54/136
5	Virat Kohli	India	2008-Present	500*	25,548	53.67	254*	75/132
6	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2014	519	25,534	49.10	224	62/149
7	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	509	24,208	45.41	270	48/146
8	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2007	430	22,358	46.28	400*	53/111
9	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1989-2011	586	21,032	34.14	340	42/103
10	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	454	20,988	45.72	203*	41/125

As of now, Virat has 25,548 runs to his name, which he has managed to score in 559 innings of 500 matches played so far. He has a batting average of 53.67 and has scored 75 centuries and 132 fifties. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who has played in the highest number of 664 matches in international cricket, leads the rungetters chart as well. He amassed a total of 34,357 runs, and the ‘Master Blaster’ is followed by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs in 594 matches), Australia’s two-time ODI World Cup winning skipper Ricky Ponting (27,483 runs in 560 matches), and Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene (25,957 runs in 652 matches).

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