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Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke yet another Sachin Tendulkar record to become the fastest batsman to score 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Virat Kohli achieved this feat during the second ODI match of the five-match series between India and West Indies, at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
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The fastest to 10,000 ODI runs – take a look at some of the numbers behind @imvKohli‘s remarkable record in ODIs!
➡️ https://t.co/FWyJesWsic pic.twitter.com/rIIlE1Mx4L
— ICC (@ICC) October 24, 2018
The previous record was held by Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar. While Tendulkar had taken 259 innings to reach the landmark, Virat Kohli achieved this feat in 204 innings.
Fastest 10k odi runs.Legendary stuff from #ViratKohli 👏👏👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 24, 2018
The Delhi batsman (3270 days) has also become the fastest to score 10k runs in terms of days from debut. The previous record was under Rahul Dravid’s name. Dravid has taken 3969 days to achieve this milestone. It is also noteworthy that Virat Kohli’s (59.17)average is also the highest. Before Kohli, the record was held by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni (51.30).
King Kohli 👑 pic.twitter.com/tNIJxt62ae
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 24, 2018
Virat Kohli has also become the fastest to score 4000 runs in the limited overs game at home. The previous record was registered under the name of Sachin Tendulkar.
🚨🚨 Reigning Supremacy #KingKohli 👑@imVkohli becomes the FASTEST BATSMAN to score 10000 ODI runs.
👏🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/2YMoFtr2L1
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 24, 2018
While Tendulkar has taken 92 innings to score 4000 runs at home, Virat Kohli has reached the same milestone in 78 innings.
Fewest innings to 4000 ODI runs at home:
78 Virat Kohli
92 Sachin Tendulkar
99 MS Dhoni
103 Dean Jones
109 Jacques Kallis
110 R Ponting
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has become the third player in terms of most consecutive 50+ scores in ODIs at a single venue — a record Virat Kohli shared with former Australian skipper Rickey Pointing, Pakistan cricketer Younis Khan, Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor.
Most consecutive 50+ scores in ODIs at a venue:
7 Mohd Yousuf (Karachi NS)
6 Javed Miandad (Sharjah)
5 Ricky Ponting (MCG)
5 Younis Khan (Karachi NS)
5 Brendan Taylor (Harare)
5 Virat Kohli (Vizag ADC-VDCA)
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