Virat Kohli Creates History, Becomes Fastest To 11,000 ODI Runs
Virat Kohli, on Sunday, added yet another feather to his illustrious cap. The India skipper became the fastest to 11,000 runs in ODIs. Kohli once again broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to achieve this incredible milestone. He also became the first player to score all his 11,000 runs for the same team. The other players, who have achieved this feat, also scored for other ICC teams like World XI, Asia XI or Africa XI.
Kohli could not have asked for a better match to achieve the stunning record. He achieved the feat in the game against Pakistan at Old Trafford. Kohli had come out to bat with 10,943 runs to his name. He achieved the milestone when he hit Hasan Ali for a four in the 45th over.
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Tendulkar, who is the highest run-scorer in the history of ODIs, scored his 11,000 ODI runs in his 276th innings. Kohli took 54 innings less to reach that run-mark. The right-handed batsman is also the only active player in the top ten highest run-scorers in ODIs. Kohli is at the ninth spot and looks destined to move up in the coming days. Tendulkar leads the list with a staggering 18,426 runs to his name.
Here is a list showing the top ten highest run-scorers in ODIs:
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 463 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 49 | 96 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 404 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 25 | 93 |
| Ricky Ponting | 375 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 30 | 82 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 445 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 28 | 68 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 448 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 | 19 | 77 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 378 | 11739 | 137* | 39.52 | 10 | 83 |
| Jacques Kallis | 328 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 | 17 | 86 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 311 | 11363 | 183 | 41.02 | 22 | 72 |
| Virat Kohli | 230* | 10943 | 183 | 59.47 | 41 | 50 |
| Rahul Dravid | 344 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 | 12 | 83 |
India, meanwhile, have made a solid start to the game against Pakistan. The game did not start on a good note as Virat Kohli lost the toss. However, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul did not let Pakistan take advantage of winning the toss. The two looked at ease right from the start and batted India to a position of strength.
Rohit and Rahul added 136 runs for the first wicket before the latter fell to Wahab Riaz after scoring 57.
