Dubai: Star India batter Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to score 14,000 ODI runs against Pakistan in their Champions Trophy 2025 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday, February 23.
Before this encounter, the 36-year-old Kohli needed 15 runs to reach the milestone. Kohli completed the feat with a boundary on the second ball of the 13th over. He achieved the feat during his 287th ODI innings.
Previously, he had amassed 13,985 runs in 286 innings at an average of 57.78, striking at 93.43. Tendulkar had reached the milestone in 350 innings while the Sri Lankan ace batter achieved the feat in 378 innings.
Kohli also became only the third batter across the globe after cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and legendary Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Sangakkara to amass 14000 ODI runs. The 36-year-old modern-day great was also the fastest to 13,000 runs, which he had completed in September 2023 against Pakistan in Colombo during the Asia Cup.
The 36-year-old also became India's leading run-scorer against Pakistan in Champions Trophy history. He attained the milestone with the 20th run he scored in the innings. He now has 157 runs and counting against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at an average of 78.5 which includes a fifty.
With the 53rd run, Kohli achieved yet another record for the highest run-getter in Champions Trophy matches between India and Pakistan. He achieved the feat in the 27th over of the innings.
Most Runs By Indian vs Pakistan In Champions Trophy
Player
Mat
Runs
Ave
V Kohli
5
157
78.5
R Dravid
2
143
71.5
S Dhawan
3
137
45.66
RG Sharma
4
129
32.25
HH Pandya
3
96
96
The right-handed batter holds the record for most hundreds in the 50-over format, being the only cricketer on the planet to have 50 ODI centuries.
Fastest To 14,000 ODI Runs
Player
Ground
Matches
Innings
Virat Kohli
Dubai
298
287
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
Peshawar
359
350
Kumar Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL)
Sydney
402
378
Apart from this, during the first innings, he became the Indian fielder with the most catches taking 157 grabs surpassing Mohammad Azharuddin's tally of 156 catches. Both the Indian players are only two cricketers with 150 or more catches as a fielder.
Kuldeep Yadav was bowling the 47th over of the innings and Naseem Shah was facing the fourth delivery of the over. He then took his 158th catch when he grabbed his second of the match at deep midwicket to dismiss Khushdil Shah off Harshit Rana. The Pakistan batter chipped it towards long-on where Kohli took a good low catch. Azharuddin had taken 156 catches in his 334 ODIs for India between 1985-2000.
