Cricket Fraternity Lauds Virat Kohli As He Reaches 10,000 ODI Runs
Virat Kohli, on Wednesday, scored his second successive ODI hundred, fifth this year and the 37th of his career in the ongoing second ODI against Windies.
It was business as usual for Virat Kohli when he came out to bat after Kemar Roach dismissed the in-form Rohit Sharma for just 4. He soon saw Shikhar Dhawan departing too with the scoreboard reading just 40. However, those twin dismissals made little difference to his approach as he bailed India out of trouble with yet another superlative knock.
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He stitched together a partnership of 139 runs with Ambati Rayudu to lay the foundation for a good total. Ashley Nurse broke the stand when he castled Rayudu for 73. But unlike Rayudu, Kohli remained till the end, scoring 157 to take India to 321 for 6.
And the century helped him achieve some more milestones. Kohli completed 10,000 runs in the 50-over format. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the fastest man to achieve this record.
Kohli reached the feat in just his 205th innings while Tendulkar reached the milestone in his 259th innings. Kohli also became the fourth Indian and 13th overall to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.
During the course of the innings, Kohli also went past Tendulkar to become the Indian player with most runs in ODIs against Windies. He reached the feat when he crossed the 47-run mark during his knock.
And as expected, cricketers from around the globe took to Twitter to hail the modern-day legend. Here are some of the reactions:
Software update all the time. Virat Kohli has redefined what consistency means. Got his 9000th odi run just 11 innings ago and got his 10000 th today, to go with his 37th century. Enjoy the phenomena #<!---->K<!---->i<!---->n<!---->g<!---->K<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->O<!---->P<!---->h<!---->v<!---->I<!---->s<!---->B<!---->R<!---->D<!---->J
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And the insanity continues with an undying intensity. Congratulations #<!---->K<!---->i<!---->n<!---->g<!---->K<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i on 10,000 ODI runs and 37th century. The hunger, consistency and intensity is simply incredible p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->D<!---->G<!---->o<!---->P<!---->1<!---->G<!---->l<!---->Z<!---->0<!---->1
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Congratulations #<!---->K<!---->i<!---->n<!---->g<!---->K<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i on becoming the fastest to 10000 ODI runs. What a player ! p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->f<!---->U<!---->k<!---->M<!---->g<!---->l<!---->d<!---->T<!---->E<!---->x
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Congratulations to @<!---->i<!---->m<!---->V<!---->k<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i to achieve milestone of 10000 runs in ODI cricket ?????? , Great player & Humble human ?? , u entertaining all fans of cricket with ur Skills , Passion & determination , stay blessed
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Take a bow @<!---->i<!---->m<!---->V<!---->k<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i Congratulations for completing 10000 runs in white ball ??. What a breathtaking way to complete the milestone in 205 matches.
"BEST OF THE BEST"— Tilan Samaraweera (@TilanSam) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->4<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8
Well done @<!---->i<!---->m<!---->V<!---->k<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i on becoming he fastest man to 10,000 runs ????What is next on your list to ✅ off? #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I<!---->N
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Take a bow Virat! Congratulations !@imVkohli
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विराट सम्राट ?? #<!---->1<!---->0<!---->K<!---->f<!---->o<!---->r<!---->V<!---->K
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Congratulations #<!---->K<!---->i<!---->n<!---->g<!---->K<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i on becoming the fastest to 10000 ODI runs. What a player ! p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->f<!---->U<!---->k<!---->M<!---->g<!---->l<!---->d<!---->T<!---->E<!---->x
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Fastest 10k odi runs.Legendary stuff from #<!---->V<!---->i<!---->r<!---->a<!---->t<!---->K<!---->o<!---->h<!---->l<!---->i ???
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