Virat Kohli Could Break Sachin Tendulkar & Brian Lara’s Record During IND vs AFG, CWC 2019

The Men in Blue will take on Afghanistan tomorrow at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground, Southampton. Team India would want to continue with their unbeaten streak against Afghanistan. During the CWC 2019 tie with Afghanistan, Indian cricket captain could break one more record and surpass Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. The right-hander is just 104 runs away from becoming the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs. So far Virat has 19,896 international runs and has taken only 415 innings. India vs Afghanistan Cricket Score 28th ODI Match. 

As of now, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara hold the record as they took 453 innings to get 20,000 runs. Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting took 468 innings to complete 20,000 international runs. With the kind of a form that Virat Kohli is in right now, the feat looks quite achievable. So far in the World Cup, the Indian cricket captain has had a good time with the bat. Virat Kohli had made 18 runs against South Africa. However, the Indian cricket captain made 77 runs against their arch-rivals Pakistan. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal and Hardik Pandya Flaunt New Hairstyles After a Win Against Pakistan in CWC 2019 (See Pics). 

Recently, Kohli during the match against Pakistan went on to become the fastest to score 11,000 runs in the ODI and surpassed Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Talking about India’s stint in the World Cup 2019, the Men in Blue have been unbeaten in the tournament so far. The team is placed on number four of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 points table with seven points in their kitty. India enters the game with an 89 run victory.

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