Virat Kohli Scores 2000-Plus Runs in Third Consecutive Calendar Year, Here Are Other Milestones He Achieved During IND vs WI 1st ODI 2018
This was for the third consecutive time that Kohli scored 2000 or more runs in a calendar year. Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Mathew Hayden, and Joe Root are the other players to have achieved the feat.
Virat Kohli once again showed his class with the bat as he went past 2000 runs in a calendar year during the first One-Day International (ODI) between India and Windies at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Kohli at the start of the match needed 42 runs to complete 2000 runs in ODIs this year. With it, the Indian captain became the leading run-scorer for his team this year in ODIs, followed by Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni. IND vs WI 1st ODI Live Score Updates
This was for the third consecutive time that Kohli scored 2000 or more runs in a calendar year. Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Mathew Hayden, and Joe Root are the other players to have achieved the feat. This was also the second time Kohli scored 2000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs as a captain.
Meanwhile, India were going strong with Kohli and Rohit Sharma hammering the Windies bowling. The duo, at the time of writing this report, had shared over 100 runs stand for the second wicket. Despite losing Shikhar Dhawan early on, India were well on course. India vs Windies 1st ODI 2018: Rishabh Pant Receives Cap From MS Dhoni on His ODI Debut
Earlier, a brilliant century by Shimron Hetmyer and some useful contributions from Devendra Bishoo and Kemar Roach towards the end helped West Indies post 322/8. Hetmyer played 78 balls and slammed six boundaries and as many sixes before he was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja in the 39th over.
Chandrapaul Hemraj, Marlon Samuels were the only disappointments for West Indies as all other batters contributed and helped their team to get past the 300 run mark in their allotted 50 overs. For India Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets, while Mohammad Shami and Jadeja took two wickets each. (Inputs IANS).
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