Virat Kohli can create another record in Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli India vs Sri Lanka: Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is ready to return to the field once again. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title, Kohli took a break for a few days. During this time he went to London. However, earlier such reports were coming that Kohli would not even go on the Sri Lanka tour. He had announced his retirement from T20 International, but he will continue to play Test and ODI. Meanwhile, when Virat Kohli will take the field to play the ODI series against Sri Lanka, another big record is going to be on his target.
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in ODIs, Virat Kohli is at number three
The highest run scorer in ODI cricket is Sachin Tendulkar of India. He has scored a total of 18426 runs in 463 ODI matches during his career. After this, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is at second place. He has scored 14234 runs in 404 ODI matches in his ODI career. At third place is Virat Kohli of India, who has scored 13848 runs in 292 matches so far. That means he needs just 152 runs from here to complete 14 thousand runs in this format. Since the series is of three matches and Kohli will play all the matches, it will not be difficult for him to reach this figure. However, the effort should be to touch this figure in the first match itself.
Chance to leave Kumar Sangakkara behind as well
Virat Kohli has taken 280 innings of 292 matches to reach here. During this, he has scored 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries. 50 centuries are the most in ODI cricket. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries in the ODI World Cup 2023 itself. Not only this, Kohli can complete his 14 thousand runs during this series, he can also become the highest run-scorer in this format after Sachin, Kumar Sangakkara currently has 14234 runs to his name. However, for this he will have to play big innings in every match. Kohli will take the field for the first time after the World Cup, so it will be interesting to see how he bats.
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