Virat Kohli breaks THIS record of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara in World Cup clash against West Indies

Another day, another feat for the Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he became the fastest batsman to score 20,000 International runs when he racked up 37th run against West Indies during the ongoing Cricket World Cup tie at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday. Ahead of the all-important encounter, Kohli had 19,963 runs to his name and was 37 runs short of the record that legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds along with West Indies great Brian Lara.

Kohli has reached the 20,000-International run milestone from a mere 416 innings (131 in Tests, 223 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is). Tendulkar and Lara, both had reached the milestone in 453 innings, followed by former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting who scored 20,000 runs in 468 innings.

He became 12th batsman to this landmark and the third Indian after Tendulkar (34,357 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,208 runs). The 30-year-old run-machine has been in prime form, scoring fourth consecutive fiftyu-plus score in World Cup.

After getting out cheaply against South Africa in the World Cup opener, Kohli scored 82 runs against Australia, 77 against Pakistan and 67 against Afghanistan. Interestingly, during the innings against Pakistan at Old Trafford on June 16, Kohli also became the fastest batsman to score 11,000 ODI runs. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Virat Kohli becomes fastest to reach 20,000 International runs. 
• Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are other two Indian to achieve the feat. 
• He became the 12th player in International cricket to reach landmark.