Virat Kohli ticked along to 14,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket in his 299th match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The right-handed batter collected his milestone run off Haris Rauf in the 13th over of India’s chase of 242 runs in the Group A fixture.
Kohli had entered the contest on 13985 runs, needing 15 runs for the big mark, from 286 innings.The 36-year-old has scored 50 centuries and 73 fifties in his ODI career.
Virat brought up the mark with a classy drive that beat the in-field and ran off to the boundary rope for a four.
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The 36-year-old is second on the list of most runs for India in ODIs. The list is helmed by legendary Sachin Tendulkar who collected 18,426 runs during his 23-year career.
Tendulkar is also the highest-scorer overall in ODI cricket. The second on the list is former Sri Lanka batter Kumar Sangakkara who scored 14,234 runs during his storied 15-year career.
In the contest in Dubai, Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and skipper Mohammad Rizwan hit gritty knocks to take the tournament hosts to 241 all out.
Pakistan stuttered after the left-handed Shakeel, who hit 62, and Rizwan, who made 46, added 104 in a slow but solid third-wicket partnership.
But a late cameo by left-hander Khushdil Shah boosted the Pakistan total on a seemingly sluggish pitch.
Khushdil was the last batter out for 38 as the innings folded on 49.4 overs.
India’s left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned figures of 3-40.
A defeat to India, who won their first match against Bangladesh, will severely dent Pakistan’s chances of making the semi-finals.
