India skipper and superstar batsman Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 12,000 ODI runs.
Kohli achieved the feat during the ongoing third ODI against Australia, being played at the Manuka Oval. He took only 242 innings to touch the landmark figure. Also, the captain is just the sixth player to do it.
“12,000 ODI runs for Virat Kohli. He has become the fastest batsman to reach the milestone, in just 242 innings,” International Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted.
1️⃣2️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ ODI runs for Virat Kohli ?
He has become the fastest batsman to reach the milestone, in just 242 innings ? #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/H0XlHjkdNK
— ICC (@ICC) December 2, 2020
Now Kohli is behind Aussie legend and former skipper Ricky Ponting is ahead of him with 13704 and Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar 18426 runs in the all- time run scorers in ODI’s