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Fastest to 25000 Runs in International Cricket

Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to complete 25000 runs in International Cricket. He reached the milestone in the 2nd Test against Australia.

Abishek Goswami

19 Feb 2023 17:58 IST

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Indian Batsman Virat Kohli reached another milestone in his career. He went past the Cricketing God "Sachin Tendulkar" to become the fastest batsman to complete 25000 runs in International Cricket across all formats. He completed this achievement in the 2nd inning of the 2nd Test against Australia at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝! 🔓

Congratulations @imVkohli on reaching 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ international runs in international cricket! 🫡

Simply sensational 👏🏻👏🏻#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/Ka4XklrKNA
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2023

Fastest to 25000 Runs in International Cricket:

Virat Kohli added another feather to his cap on Sunday as he became the sixth and the fastest batter in the world to score 25,000 runs across formats during the second Test against Australia. He reached the milestone in just 549 International matches. Kohli also has a 53-plus average while making 25000-plus runs, the highest among the members of the exclusive club. Kohli has 8195 runs from 106 Tests, 12809 from 271 ODIs, and 4008 from 115 T20Is.

Innings	Matches	Batter	For	Opp	Venue	Achieved on	Final run aggregate
549*	491*	Virat Kohli	India	Australia	Delhi	19th Feb 2023	25064*
577	507	Sachin Tendulkar	India	South Africa	Centurion	3rd Dec 2006	34357
588	500	Ricky Ponting	Australia	New Zealand	Napier	3rd Mar 2010	27483
594	502	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	Australia	Brisbane	13th Nov 2012	25534
608	547	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	India	Mirpur	6th Apr 2014	28016
701	625	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Hambantota	23 Aug 2014	25957

Bcci Indian Cricket Team Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting Kumar Sangakkara Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Cricket Australia Mahela Jayawardene Jacques Kallis

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