Virat Kohli Breaks Tendulkar¡¯s Record To Become Fastest Batsman To 7000 ODI Runs In Run Chase

As Virat Kohli keeps on piling the big runs, he keeps on shattering records every week. He has done it again - this time becoming the fastest batsman to score 7000 runs while chasing in ODIs, going past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

In the run chase against Australia, captain Kohli scored a crucial 89 as India won the series 2-1. In the process of his knock, he went past 7000 ODI runs while chasing. It took Kohli 133 innings, faster than Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 180 innings to achieve the feat.

He is only the 2nd player with 7000 runs in ODI chases after Sachin Tendulkar who aggregated 8720 runs while chasing in ODI cricket. The 89-run knock in Bangalore was also Virat Kohli¡¯s 100th fifty-plus score in ODI cricket. He is only the 5th player to smash 100 fifty-plus scores and the 2nd from India after Sachin Tendulkar (145).

There were other slew of records that Virat Kohli broke in the process of his knock. He also became only the 8th captain to aggregate 5000 ODI runs as captain. He completed this milestone in only 82 innings; the fastest to get there.

It has become a norm, every other match Virat Kohli breaks certain set of records. Having amassed over 11000 runs in ODIs at an average of close to 60, the Indian captain is writing his own history.

It is absolutely ridiculous to think how good Virat Kohli is. He is one of the greatest players of all time, and some might even call him the greatest. He has started the 2020 from where he left in 2019.

It always seems he is just about getting started as his hunger to score runs is unmatched and beyond belief. As he goes on, we only watch in awe and admire the greatness.