Kohli becomes fastest batsman to reach 25,000 international runs, surpasses Tendulkar

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli became only the sixth batsman to reach the 25,000-run milestone in International cricket during India’s second Test against Australia in Delhi.

Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to reach 25,000 international runs. | Photo Credit: SPORTSTAR

Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to record 25,000 runs in International cricket during India’s second Test against Australia in Delhi.

Kohli achieved the feat with a flick against Nathan Lyon and became only the sixth batter to reach this milestone in International cricket.

The former India skipper overtook Sachin Tendulkar by 28 innings (577 inns) to become the fastest ever to the feat.

Kohli has scored 12809 runs, striking at 93.77 while averaging 57.70 in the ODIs.

He has 8195 runs in 180 innings with an average of 48.49 and a strike rate of 55.49 in Test matches to name. The right-hander also scored 4008 runs in the shortest format of the game.

Innings	Matches	Batter	For	Opp	Venue	Achieved on	Final run aggregate
549*	492*	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