Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli achieved yet another remarkable milestone on Monday by becoming the fastest player to reach 27,000 international runs during day four of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Kohli surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s previous record of 27,000 runs, which he accomplished in 623 innings. Remarkably, Kohli achieved this feat in just 594 innings.
With this milestone, Kohli joins an elite group of players who have crossed the 27,000-run mark, including former Australian captain Ricky Ponting and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara.
Here’s a quick overview of the fastest players to reach 27,000 international runs:
- Virat Kohli: 594 innings
- Sachin Tendulkar: 623 innings
- Kumar Sangakkara: 648 innings
- Ricky Ponting: 650 innings
Before this match, Kohli had already made a significant impact in international cricket, having scored 8,871 runs in Test matches across 114 games, averaging 48.74. In One Day Internationals (ODIs), he had amassed 13,906 runs in 295 matches at an impressive average of 58.18. Kohli has also made a mark in T20 Internationals, with 4,188 runs from 125 matches at an average of 48.69.
This latest achievement adds to Kohli’s legacy as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, highlighting his consistency and dominance across all formats of the game.
