Virat Kohli becomes second player with 15,000 ODI runs: Stats
What's the story
Virat Kohli, India's batting stalwart, has added another feather to his cap, becoming just the second player in history to complete 15,000 ODI runs. He achieved this milestone with his 59th run in the 1st ODI against the West Indies at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Kohli joined the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who bid adieu to the 50-over format with a staggering 18,426 runs.
Milestone
Fastest to 15,000 ODI runs
Before today, Tendulkar was the only player with 15,000 ODI runs. He reached the landmark in 2007 in his 377th innings.
Kohli took 303 innings to achieve this feat, having made his ODI debut in August 2008.
Tendulkar concluded his illustrious ODI career with 18,426 runs. And Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara remains the only other player with 14,000-plus ODI runs.
Centuries
Most centuries in ODIs
Kohli holds the record for smashing the most centuries in ODI cricket.
He surpassed the long-standing record of Tendulkar with his 50th ton during the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.
The latter smacked 49 ODI tons in his career. No other batter even has 35 ODI hundreds.
Meanwhile, Kohli now owns 54 ODI hundreds, the most for any player in a single format.
Landmark
Fastest to these blocks
In 2018, Kohli became the fourth Indian batter with 10,000 ODI runs. To date, he remains the fastest to reach this landmark (205 innings).
Kohli's average on completing his 10,000th run was 59.62.
Interestingly, the Indian batter took just 11 innings to go from 9,000 to 10,000 runs. He is also the fastest to 8,000, 9,000, 11,000, 12,000, 13,000, and 14,000 runs.
Chases
Master of run-chases
No one crafts an ODI run-chase better than Kohli. The 37-year-old has 6,235 runs alone in successful chases in the format. His average in this regard is a staggering 89.07.
Among active players, Rohit and Joe Root trail Kohli.
As of now, only nine players have scored more than 23 ODI tons. And Kohli has 24 alone in successful chases.