Former India Captain Virat Kohli Creates History, Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar in THIS Record List
Virat Kohli has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in a major book of records during the India vs South Africa, 1st ODI at the Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday.
India’s Virat Kohli achieved two massive feats during the first ODI of the series against South Africa in Paarl on Wednesday. Virat Kohli on Wednesday (January 19) became India’s highest run-getter in away ODIs. The 33-year-old achieved the feat in the ongoing first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa at the Boland Park, Paarl.
Kohli, playing in his first ODI since being succeeded by Rohit Sharma as the full-time captain of the limited-overs side, went past India legend Sachin Tendulkar as well as skippers Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for two incredible records.
The former India captain broke Tendulkar’s record for most runs in away ODIs for the team soon after he came to bat in the 297-run chase. Tendulkar had 5,065 runs in away ODIs and Kohli, surpassing the India great, is now third in the overall list for most away runs in the 50-over format. While Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (5,518) is far away at the top, Kohli can also surpass Ricky Ponting (5,090) to go second.
Kohli has managed to reach the top of the elite leaderboard in only 104 innings.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4520 runs),
- Rahul Dravid (3998) and
- Sourav Ganguly (3468) complete the top five.
Kohli even possesses the highest batting average among all of them – 58.39. He also has the most centuries (20).
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