Virat Kohli has added another feather to his already impressive cap. The Indian captain is now the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs as he goes past former batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Kohli achieved the feat against West Indies during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019) match at Manchester. At the start of the match, Kohli needed 37 more runs to reach the milestone and the Indian skipper completed it after India opt to bat first. Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Batsman to Score 20000 International Runs; Achieves Feat During India vs West Indies World Cup 2019 Match.
While Tendulkar and Lara, both took 453 innings across formats to complete 20k international runs, the 30-year-old batsman joined the elite club after in 416 innings (131 in Tests, 223 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is). Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is on the fourth spot as he took 468 innings.
Apart from Tendulkar and Kohli, Rahul Dravid is the other Indian to have scored over 20,000 international runs. Overall, Kohli became the 12th batsman to achieve the milestone. Meanwhile, Twitterati were all praises for King Kohli as he completed yet another milestone. Chris Gayle Wins Internet With His 'Swag' After The Universe Boss Dives To Stop The Ball During IND vs WI CWC 2019 Match; Virat Kohli Is Impressed Too! (Watch Video).
Here are some reactions:
Mt. 20k scaled! @imVkohli becomes the quickest batsman to make 20,000 international runs. He is the third Indian after @sachin_rt and Rahul Dravid to achieve this feat.😎👏🏾 #TeamIndia #CWC19 #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/s8mn9sgaap
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 27, 2019
Third but fastest!
Virat Kohli becomes the third Indian to complete 20000 international runs
Others: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid
Fewest innings to 20000 international runs:
VIRAT KOHLI 417
Sachin Tendulkar 453
Brian Lara 453#INDvWI #WIvIND #CWC19
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) June 27, 2019
Virat Kohli = Amazing
Virat Kohli is just amazing! 20,000 runs already. How does he do this so consistently?! So much to learn, this is beyond cricket ... it’s about professionalism, credibility, responsibility. None of us can afford to slack at our jobs, he treats his batting in the same way ✌🏻
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) June 27, 2019
Setting new standards
#KingKohli Greatest odi player of all time. Wow 11000 runs in 221 innings and amazing avg against all countries. And fastest 20000 int runs in 416 innings woww pic.twitter.com/Le7Ipk86tQ
— RAHUL (@imrahulsingh94) June 27, 2019
King Kohli
Bow down to #KingKohli
The skipper becomes the fastest player to cross 20,000 International Runs!#INDvWI ICC #CWC19 #TheCricketBlockbuster @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/V9nzOl7fV6
— Hotstar (@hotstartweets) June 27, 2019
Consistency and class
Another word for consistency #KingKohli The fastest batsmen to reach 20k runs.congratulations to the cap pic.twitter.com/XbuMQD6Xqm
— premdamnester (@premkum85372113) June 27, 2019
Earlier during the ongoing World Cup, Kohli completed 11,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The Indian captain reached the milestone of 11,000 runs against Pakistan and broke another of Tendulkar's record to become the fastest batsman to reach 11,000 runs in ODIs.
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