Indian batting maestro, Kohli, who is hailed as the run machine, added another feather to his already glorious hat as he etched his name in the history books. Virat has now scored the most number of runs for the Indian cricket team in the ICC knock-out games.
Virat Kohli Broke Sachin Tendulkar’s Record
Kohli achieved this milestone on Day 4 of the ongoing World Test Championship Final 2023 against Australia. Kohli entered the ICC WTC Final 2023 with 620 runs in the ICC knock-out games. He only needed 36 more runs.
On Day 4 he shattered Tendulkar’s long-standing record on the fourth day of the game. Sachin held this record for many years but Kohli has now permanently added his name as the ultimate big game player.
Most runs for India in ICC knockouts:
Virat Kohli – 659* runs
Sachin Tendulkar – 657 runs
Not just this, Virat reached another milestone by completing 2000 Test runs against Australia. Kohli entered the WTC Final requiring just 21 runs to complete the 2000 run mark against Australia. He scored 14 runs in the 1st innings and reached the 2000-run landmark after scoring seven runs in the second innings.
Kohli has played 25 Test matches against Australia and has scored 2000-plus runs at an average of 47-plus. Virat is just the 5th Indian to complete 2000 runs against Australia in Test cricket.
Besides Kohli, the following four players have also scored 2000-plus runs against Australia.
Sachin Tendulkar – 3630
VVS Laxman – 2434
Rahul Dravid – 2143
Cheteshwar Pujara – 2040
Virat Kohli, who is playing his 109th Test match, has now raced past 8,400 Test runs at a 48-plus average.
List of records Kohli broke on Day 4 of the ongoing WTC Final 2023:
– Most runs for India in ICC Knock-outs.
– Most runs for India in WTC.
– 2nd Most runs in ICC finals.
– Completed 5000 runs vs Australia in International cricket.
– Completed 2000 runs vs Australia in Tests.
Talking about the ongoing game, India needs 280 runs in 97 overs to win the World Test Championship Final. At the stumps on Day 4, the scoreboard reads: 164/3. Kohli is batting on 44*(60) and Ajinkya Rahane is batting on 20*(59).
