All-format top run-getters list: Virat Kohli goes past Jayawardene during India vs Bangladesh WC match

Virat Kohli also became the fastest batter to get to 26,000 international runs, reaching there in 567 innings, going past Sachin Tendulkar who got to the mark in 600 innings.

Virat Kohli of India plays a shot during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images

Indian batter Virat Kohli overtook Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene in the all-time international run-scorers list during his side’s ODI World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.

Kohli also went past 26,000 international runs during his half-century knock, becoming the fastest to reach the landmark figure, reaching there in 567 innings, going past Sachin Tendulkar who got to the mark in 600 innings.

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With the latest half-century—his 212nd overall and third in this ODI World Cup—Kohli moved to the fourth spot on the list of most 50-plus scores in international cricket. Tendulkar (264), Ricky Ponting (217), and Kumar Sangakkara (216) complete the top four.

Kohli is currently fourth in the list of all-time international run-scorers list in men’s cricket across all three format, only behind Tendulkar, Jayawardene and Ponting.

All time international top scorers list

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	664	782	34357	248*	48.52
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)	594	666	28016	319	46.77
Ricky Ponting (AUS)	560	668	27483	257	45.95
Virat Kohli (IND)	511	567	26026	254*	53.90
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	652	725	25957	374	39.15