Bengaluru, Oct 18 (PTI) Batting maestro Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian to cross 9000 runs in Test cricket, scaling another peak in a glorious career during the third day of the opening match against New Zealand here on Friday.

Kohli joined an august company featuring Sachin Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265) and Sunil Gavaskar (10122). Rohit Sharma's Reaction from Dressing Room Goes Viral after Virat Kohli's Dismissal on the Last Ball of IND vs NZ 1st Test 2024 Day 3 (Watch Video).

However, he is the slowest among them to reach this landmark, having taken 197 innings. The 35-year-old Kohli reached the mark after crossing his half-century in India's second innings. Batting at No. 3, Kohli fell for a nine-ball duck in the first innings as India were all out for 46. ‘U OK’ England’s Barmy Army Takes Indirect Dig at The Bharat Army After Team India’s Registers Lowest-Ever Test Score at Home During IND vs NZ 1st Test 2024 (See Post).

In the recent Test series against Bangladesh, Kohli became the quickest batter to complete 27,000 international runs in only 594 innings.

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