Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli became the
fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in one-day internationals when he scored 86
against the West Indies in the first ODI in Kochi on 21 November 2013.
Virat
Kohli achieved the feat in just 120 matches and 114 innings. He has
so far scored 5005 runs, which included 17 centuries and 27 fifties in his
short career.
In
terms of innings, Virat Kohli has equalled the record of Sir Viv Richards
of West Indies, who also achieved the feat in 114 innings way back in 1987 but
it was Viv’s 126th match.
Before Kohli, former captain Sourav Ganguly was the fastest to achieve the feat among Indian batsmen in 131 matches and 126 innings. From India, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (135 innings), Gautam Gambhir (135 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (138 innings) are the next fastest batsmen to reach the 5000 runs in ODIs.
Before Kohli, former captain Sourav Ganguly was the fastest to achieve the feat among Indian batsmen in 131 matches and 126 innings. From India, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (135 innings), Gautam Gambhir (135 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (138 innings) are the next fastest batsmen to reach the 5000 runs in ODIs.
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Batsman
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Opposition
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Match Date
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Matches
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Innings
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Virat Kohli (India)
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West Indies
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21 Nov 2013
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120
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114
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Viv Richards (WI)
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England
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30 Jan 1987
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126
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114
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Brian Lara (WI)
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South Africa
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3 Nov 1997
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120
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118
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Gordon Greenidge (WI)
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Pakistan
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13 Nov 1990
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122
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121
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AB de Villiers (SA)
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England
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28 Aug 2012
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129
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124
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Sourav Ganguly (India)
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Pakistan
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25 Jan 2000
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131
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126
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