Virat Kohli Could Break These Records Set by Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly During IND vs ENG CWC 2019 Match

The Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has so far a plethora of records so far in his illustrious career. Now, during the 38th CWC 2019 match against England, the Indian cricket captain could break these three milestones and break the records of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly.

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The Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has so far a plethora of records so far in his illustrious career. Recently, during the game against Indian cricket captain, Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to get 20,000 runs in international cricket. When it comes to records and Kohli it is often said, “There are some people who create records, some who break them and then there’s Virat Kohli who shatters them.” Now, during the 38th CWC 2019 match against England, the Indian cricket captain could break these three milestones. India vs England Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

After having a silent start in the World Cup 2019, by scoring 18 runs against South Africa, Virat Kohli made four half-centuries in a row and broke the record of former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin  Kohli scored 82 in Oval (against Australia), 77 in Manchester (against Pakistan), 67 in Southampton (against Afghanistan) and 72 in Manchester (against West Indies). If the southpaw scores a half-century even today in against England, he will be the second captain after Australia’s Steve Smith to get five fifties in the marquee event. KL Rahul Injury Update: Rishabh Pant to Open Batting For India Against England in ICC CWC 2019?

With 50 more runs, Kohli will become the leading run-getter in England and thus surpass Rahul Dravid. The former Indian captain had made 1,238 runs in England. Whereas Kohli presently has 1,189 runs in 27 innings in England at 56.61 with 11 fifties and a century. With this, he will be the fourth highest-visiting run-getter.

Lastly, Kohli is 97 runs away from becoming third India cricketer to score more than 1000 runs in the world cups. As of now, the Indian cricket captain stands on number three with 903 runs. Whereas, Sachin Tendulkar leads the tally with 2.278 runs and Sourav Ganguly stands on number two with 1,006 runs.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 30, 2019 06:46 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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