IND vs ENG, 4th Test, Day 1: Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest To Reach 23000 Runs In International Cricket

Virat Kohli on Thursday grew to become the quickest batsman to achieve 23000 runs throughout all codecs in worldwide cricket, overtaking the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. Kohli reached the landmark in his 490th inning in the course of the first session on Day 1 of the continued fourth Check match in opposition to England at The Oval. Tendulkar is second within the record of quickest batsmen to achieve 23000 runs, having reached the milestone in 522 innings, adopted by Ricky Ponting (544), Jacques Kallis (551), Kumar Sangakkara (568), Rahul Dravid (576) and Mahela Jayawardena (645). Solely seven cricketers in historical past have been in a position to cross the 23000-run mark.

Furthermore, Kohli is seventh within the record of prime scorers throughout all codecs in worldwide cricket. His former teammate Tendulkar is on the prime of the record with 34357 runs in 664 matches, filled with 100 centuries and 164 fifties.

Sangakkara is second within the record with 28016 runs adopted by Ponting (27483).

Kohli’s Indian Premier League (IPL) group Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) took to Twitter to congratulate their skipper. Right here is the tweet:

Virat Kohli turns into the quickest batsman to achieve the run mark in Intl. cricket. #PlayBold #TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/42kHhGZY4y

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 2, 2021

At The Oval, England received the toss and put India in to bat on an overcast morning in London on Thursday.

The collection is at present degree at 1-1, with Joe Root main England to an enormous victory within the third Check.

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The house facet received by an innings and 76 runs, with their captain smashing a classy century. Root scored 121 runs off 165 balls throughout his facet’s first innings.

Earlier, India had received the second Check at Lord’s after the primary match at Trent Bridge resulted in a draw.