The Kohli die-hard fantasy cricket fans witness him shattering various records almost every time he bats, irrespective of the format.
The current Indian national team skipper is on a record-breaking spree and owns a number of batting records. The daily fantasy cricket fans of 11Wickets App has witnessed him breaking important records which were formerly owned by batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar.
In our today’s post, we will look into the three important records once held by Tendulkar. Read on and play online fantasy cricket matches with your friends and family.
Quickest to 10,000 and 11,000 ODI runs
Virat Kohli became the quickest batsman to reach the milestone of fastest to 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. The Indian captain achieved the feat in 205 innings while Tendulkar touched the five-figure mark in 259 innings.
Fastest to 20,000 runs in international cricket
Kohli is the quickest batsman of the international cricket world to make the fastest 20,000 runs during this last World Cup. Before the Robin-round match against Windies Team, Kohli was short of just 37 runs to reach the milestone. He took 36 innings less than Brian Lara and Tendulkar, both of whom took 453 innings to reach the mark.
Highest rating for any Indian batsman in ICC ranking
As if finishing as the highest run-scorer in the three-match series against the New Zealand team in 2017, Kohli claimed best career rating points by any Indian batsman. He also reached the top spot in ODI rankings. With 889 points, he crossed Sachin’s record, which he achieved in 1997. Kohli had scored 263 runs in the three-match ODI series which included two centuries.
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