Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli shattered Sachin Tendulkar's sensational record to achieve an unique feat during the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Sunday. Virat became the fastest batter in the history of ODI cricket to score 14,000 runs as he reached the milestone in just 287 innings. Previously, Sachin held the record as the legendary India batter reached the 14,000 run-mark in 350 innings. Overall, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is the only other batter to score more than 14,000 ODI runs and he reached the milestone in 378 innings.Kohli became the first batter to achieve the milestone in under 300 innings.Kohli started his innings with 15 runs to go for the milestone and he was able to achieve the feat in style as he slammed Haris Rauf for a boundary. The star batter went on to slam his 51st ODI century off 111 deliveries.
— ICC (@ICC) February 23, 2025
Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar & Kumar Sangakkara in the 14k ODI runs club pic.twitter.com/2GmnWcZzcK
Virat Kohli said his plan was to attack the pacers and take less risk against the spinners in the high-pressure Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan in Dubai and having steered the team home with a sparkling hundred, his 36-year-old body is happy to get a week-long break before the next game.
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