Virat Kohli created history at SCG
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Virat Kohli created history at SCGKohli scored an unbeaten knock of 74India beat Australia by nine wickets
Virat Kohli created history as he returned to form in style during the third ODI between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday (October 25) with a fine half-century after starting the series with two ducks in a row.
With his stunning knock at the SCG, Kohli went past Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-getter in ODI cricket history. The 36-year-old is only behind Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list of players with most runs in the 50-over format and has ensured that the elite list now has an all-Indian top two.
Most Runs In ODI Cricket History
PlayerRunsMatches PlayedSachin Tendulkar (India)18426463Virat Kohli (India)14243305Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)14234*404Ricky Ponting (Australia)13704375Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)13430445Kohli also holds the record for the player with the most centuries in the format, with 51 tons, his name having broken Tendulkar’s record of 49 tons during the 2023 World Cup. The Indian star has 75 half-centuries to his name, with a tally of 126 50+ scores being the second-highest in the format behind only Sachin (145). Sangakkara (118) is third on this list to.
Meanwhile, Kohli broke Tendulkar’s record for the most runs in white-ball cricket on the international level. The former also made 4188 runs in T20Is, while the latter played just one match in the shortest format, in which he had 10 runs to his name.
Most Runs In White-Ball Cricket Internationals
PlayerRunsVirat Kohli18437*Sachin Tendulkar18435Kumar Sangakkara15616Rohit Sharma15589*Mahela Jayawardene14143Talking about the match, Virat made an unbeaten knock of 74 runs while putting up a 168-run partnership with ton-up Rohit Sharma to take India to a comfortable nine-wicket victory with 69 balls to spare.