After leading Team India to victory with a match-winning innings in ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, legend Virat Kohli is set to return to the field for the three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka, which begins from August 2nd onwards in Colombo.
Virat Kohli and records are closely intertwined. His inspiring cricketing career has been filled with milestones, and in every match, he seems to set a new record. Kohli could add more achievements to his name in the upcoming India-Sri Lanka ODI series.
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Virat Kohli nearing 27,000 international runs
Across all formats of international cricket, Virat Kohli has so far amassed 26,884 runs in 530 matches. He needs just 116 more runs to reach the milestone of 27,000 international runs.
Achieving this will make Kohli the fourth player in cricket history to reach this landmark, joining an exclusive group of just three other great players who have accomplished this feat.
Among players who have scored over 27,000 international runs, Virat Kohli ranks just behind Sachin Tendulkar of India (34,357 runs), Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (28,016 runs), and Ricky Ponting of Australia (27,483 runs).
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Virat Kohli 152 runs away from completing 14,000 ODI runs
Virat Kohli is 152 runs away from reaching 14,000 ODI runs. Achieving this milestone will make him the third batter in international cricket to do so, following Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.
The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will take place on August 2. The second ODI is scheduled for August 4, with the final match set for August 7.
India's ODI squad for IND vs SL ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Akshar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.