Virat Kohli scripts history, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's world record in white-ball cricket
PTC News Desk: Virat Kohli further cemented his legacy as arguably the greatest white-ball cricketer of all time on Saturday (October 25) during the third ODI between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He overtook Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 18,369 runs to become the highest run-scorer in white-ball cricket (combined ODIs and T20Is).
With this achievement, Kohli also broke Tendulkar’s world record for the most 50-plus scores in ODI chases, now reaching 70 such innings. During the same knock, he surpassed Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history.
Most Runs in ODIs:
18,426 – Sachin Tendulkar (452 innings)
14,235 – Virat Kohli (293 innings)
14,234 – Kumar Sangakkara (380 innings)
13,704 – Ricky Ponting (365 innings)
13,430 – Sanath Jayasuriya (433 innings)
Earlier, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan had advised Kohli to focus more on strike rotation ahead of the final ODI in Sydney, adding that once he masters that aspect, there will be no stopping him.
"Virat Kohli's form is important. He needs to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard moving. Because once he starts doing that, it becomes very difficult for any opposition to stop him. I hope Virat starts rotating the strike quickly, gets some runs on the board, and once that happens, there's no looking back for him," he said.
- PTC NEWS
