Ahmedabad:India batting stalwart Virat Kohli became the fastest player to score 16,000 runs across formats in Asia during the 3rd ODI between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday, February 12. He also became the only second Indian to achieve the 16,000 runs landmark in Asia cricket.
Kohli smashed his 73rd ODI fifty to return into form after a slump in runs in Test cricket. Kohli scored 52 runs off 55 balls with the help of 7 fours and a six.
Virat Kohli now has 16025 runs to his name in Asia across formats. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 16000 international runs in 353 innings in Asia while Kohli needed only 340 innings and became the fourth-highest run-scorer in Asia.
During his 52-run knock, Kohli also became the first Indian and sixth batter overall to score 4,000 runs in international cricket against England. The 36-year-old achieved the feat in his 87th match against the Three Lions across all formats. He has scored eight centuries and 23 fifties against England, with an average of 41.23.