Virat Kohli And Hashim Amla, Fastest to 6000 ODI Runs
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Since its evolution in the ’70s, ODI cricket has been a popular format among cricket fans. Many bowlers have picked numerous wickets in ODIs and many batsmen have also scored a mountain of ODI runs. Although T20I cricket has wide popularity in the current era, ODI matches with 50 overs of play give enough time for players to come up with an outstanding show, whether in bowling or batting.

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in ODIs with 18,426 runs in 452 innings, followed by ex-Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara with 14,234 runs in 380 innings. Ricky Ponting holds 3rd place with 13,704 runs in 365 innings.

However, if we take a look at the fastest batsmen to score 6000 ODI runs, these highest run-scorers are absent from the list. Here we take a look at the 5 fastest batsmen to score 6000 ODI runs on the basis of innings.

5 Fastest Batsmen To Score 6000 ODI Runs (By Innings)

Viv Richards- 141

Viv Richards
Viv Richards (Image Credits: Twitter)

Vivian Richards is the 5th batsmen in this list. The former West Indies cricketer took 141 innings to reach 6000 ODI runs. The right-handed batsman scored 18 runs in his 141st innings in an ODI against Pakistan to reach the 6000-run milestone. Till 6000 runs in ODIs, Richards had an average of 50.13 and strike rate of 90.26.

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He had also scored 11 centuries and 42 half-centuries during his journey to the milestone. Overall, the former West Indies skipper smashed 6721 runs in 167 innings (187 ODIs) at an average of 47.0 and strike rate of 90.20. He accounts for 45 fifties and 11 hundreds in his ODI career.

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