India batting legend Virat Kohli is on the verge of becoming the quickest batter to reach 13,000 runs in One-Day-Internationals. The star player has so far scored 12,898 runs in 275 matches and breaks one or the other record every time he takes the field. By the end of 2023, Virat might break Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring maximum tons in 50-overs format. Sachin Tendulkar scored 49 ODI tons by the end of his inspiring international career. Virat Kohli has 46 ODI centuries to his name and might leapfrogg Sachin in the upcoming 2023 edition of ODI World Cup, slated to be hosted by India in India in October-November window.
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Meanwhile, let's have a look at four international stars with more runs than Virat Kohli in ODI format.
Sachin Tendulkar is currently the highest run-scorer in history of ODI cricket with 18426 runs, laced up with 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries. The batting icon finished his international career as the highest run-scorer in Tests and ODIs. Tendulkar played six ODI World Cups for India, most by any Indian player ever.
Second in this list is former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara with 14,234 runs after featuring in 404 ODI matches. Just before retiring, he scored four back-to-back tons at the 2015 World Cup. Sangakkara, one of Sri Lanka's finest wicket-keeper batters, averaged 41.98 in ODIs and scored 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries in his illustrious ODI career.
Batting legend Ricky Ponting - Australia's most successful Test captain - was part of three ICC Cricket World Cup-winning squads (1999, 2003 and 2007) the last two as captain of Australia. Ponting scored 13,704 runs in 375 ODIs with 30 centuries and 82 half-centuries before retiring after getting dropped from the team in 2012.
Number four on this list is Sanath Jayasuriya, who hit 28 centuries and 68 half-centuries to finish his illustrious ODI career with 13,430 runs. He was a great all-rounder as well, taking 323 ODI wickets, more than 'spin wizard' Shane Warne in the format.