India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli scored his 69th ODI half century in the IND vs BAN World Cup match at MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday. With another crucial knock, Kohli reached two big milestones. The 34-year-old surpassed teammate and skipper Rohit Sharma to become India’s second-highest getter in ODI World Cups.
Kohli has now become fourth-highest run-scorer in ODI World Cup history. Earlier, Rohit Sharma leap frogged Kohli to move ahead in the list after scoring 86 in IND vs PAK match.
Most Runs in World Cup History:
Sachin Tendulkar – 2278
Ricky Ponting – 1743
Kumar Sangakkara – 1532
Virat Kohli – 1247*
Rohit Sharma – 1243*
Virat Kohli also surpassed Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene to become the 4th highest run-getter in International cricket
Top 5 run-getters in International Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar – 34357
Kumar Sangakkara – 28016
Ricky Ponting – 27483
Virat Kohli – 25958*
Mahela Jayawardene – 25957
The former Indian skipper also became the first Indian in history to score 1,000 runs in World Cup at No.3 and equal Rohit Sharma to become second player for India to have most fifty plus scores for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Talking about the game, Team India are in commanding position to secure their 4th win in a row in the World Cup. Currently, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are at the crease with India 3 down in chase of 257. Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja claimed two wickets apiece as India restricted Bangladesh at 256/8 in 50 overs.
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