Kohli breaks Sachin and Sangakkara’s record with historic 28,000-run feat

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu) – Virat Kohli made a brilliant start to the first ODI between India and New Zealand, achieving another historic milestone. With just 25 runs during his innings, Kohli reached 28,000 runs in international cricket, becoming the third batsman in the world to achieve this feat.

The most remarkable thing is that Virat Kohli achieved this feat in the fewest innings. He reached 28,000 runs in 624 international innings, while the previous record was held by Sachin Tendulkar, who reached the milestone in 644 innings.

With this achievement , Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of being the fastest to

reach 28,000 runs. Only three batsmen have ever scored more than 28,000 runs in international cricket—Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, and now Virat Kohli.

Kohli overtook Sangakkara and reached the second position.

Not only this, Virat Kohli also overtook Sri Lanka's great batsman Kumar Sangakkara with the 42nd run of the innings. With this, Kohli has become the second highest run-scorer in international cricket. Now only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him in this list. Sachin Tendulkar has scored a total of 34,357 runs in his international career and has been occupying the top position for a long time. Kumar Sangakkara had scored 28,016 runs, which Virat Kohli has surpassed.

What makes Virat Kohli's achievement even more special is that he achieved this milestone in fewer innings

. While Sangakkara took 666 innings and Sachin Tendulkar took 644 innings to reach 28,000 runs, Kohli achieved this feat in just 624 innings.

Top 5 batsmen with the most runs in international cricket

Sachin Tendulkar – 34,357 runs

Virat Kohli – 28,017+ runs

Kumar Sangakkara – 28,016 runs

Ricky Ponting – 27,483 runs

Mahela Jayawardene – 25,957 runs

This record of Virat Kohli adds another golden chapter not only to the history of Indian cricket but also to the history of world cricket.