Kohli becomes 5th highest run-scorer in international cricket

Category : Sports Published on: July 25 2023

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Star India batter Virat Kohli surpassed South Africa's Jacques Kallis to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history.
Kohli achieved this upward movement in the batting charts during India's second Test against West Indies at Port of Spain.
Currently in 500 matches, Virat has scored 25,548 runs at an average of 53.67. He has smashed 75 centuries and 132 half-centuries in 559 innings, with the best score of 254 onwards.
Virat has overtaken Kallis' tally of 25,534 runs in 519 matches, with 62 centuries and 149 fifties.
Currently, ahead of Kohli are legends like Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene (25,957 runs in 652 matches), Ricky Ponting from Australia (27,483 runs in 560 matches), SL's Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs in 594 matches) and Indian legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs in 664 matches).
The veteran batter is the highest-run scorer in the T20I format in its history. In 115 matches, he has scored 4,008 runs at an average of 52.73. He has scored one century and 37 fifties in the format, with the best score of 122*.