Virat Kohli became only the 2nd batter to score more than 2000 runs in international cricket in 2023. He achieved the feat when he hit a valiant 76 in the 2nd innings of India's big defeat in Centurion test.
Virat Kohli finished the year with 2048 runs in 35 matches at a staggering average of 66.
Shubman Gill is the only other batter to get to the milestone. He leads the charts with 2154 runs in 48 matches.
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell, who still has T20I left. can get to 2000 runs. He has 1970 runs in 49 matches in 2023.
Virat Kohli's sensational ODI World Cup, wherein he scored 765 runs,saw him climb up the charts.
Virat Kohli has scored over 2000 runs in a calendar year in international cricket as many as 7 times in his career.
2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023- In these years, Kohli scored more than 2000 international runs
Sachin Tendulkar is the next best in the Indian list, having scored more than 2000 runs in a calendar year 5 times.
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Sourav Ganguly scored more than 2000 runs in a calendar year on 4 occasions.
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