MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, June 27 (Agencies): India skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs as he anchored India's innings against the West Indies in the World Cup match in Manchester on Thursday.
Kohli reached the landmark in his 417th innings with a single off West Indies skipper Jason Holder.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Caribbean batsman Brian Lara took 453 innings to reach the milestone while Ricky Ponting got to 20000 international runs in 468 innings.
Kohli reached the 20000-run mark in only his 417th innings - 131 in Tests, 223 in ODIs and 62 in T20s.
Meanwhile, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam on Wednesday became the second-fastest to reach 3,000 one-day international runs during the World Cup match against New Zealand in Birmingham.
The 24-year-old reached the milestone in his 68th innings during Pakistan's chase of a 238-run target. He reached the milestone during his innings against New Zealand when he edged Mitchell Santner for a single to take his 29th run of the innings.
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
