New Delhi: Team India defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in the Ind vs WI 1st ODI to take a 1-0 series lead. The win in the series opener was historic for the hosts, as it was their 1000th ODI. Captain Rohit Sharma, playing his maiden ODI game as India's skipper, scored a heroic half-century to help his team clinch an amazing win.
Ex-India skipper Virat Kohli, who was playing his first-ever ODI game under Rohit's captaincy, returned to the pavilion after playing just four balls but before that, he managed to attain a big feat.
This record is a world record in itself because Virat Kohli has now become the second cricketer in ODI history to score 5000 ODI runs in India. He is now also the fastest Indian cricketer to score 5000 ODI runs in India.
Virat Kohli was dismissed for 8 runs off 4 balls against the West Indies, but as soon as he hit the second boundary during the 14th over of India's 177-run chase, he joined Sachin (6976 runs) in the elite list. Also, Virat is the fourth batter overall in the world to reach the milestone in a single country.
Virat Kohli attained this unique feat in his 96th innings, surpassing Sachin to become the fastest Indian batter to complete 5000 ODI runs in a single country.
Sachin Tendulkar had crossed the 5000 ODI run mark on Indian soil in 120 innings. He is at the forefront of the batsmen who have scored the most runs in a single country.
Batters who have scored 5000 or more ODI runs in a single country
Sachin has scored 6976 runs in ODI cricket in India. Australia's Ricky Ponting is at number two in this list with 5406 runs. Jacques Kallis has scored 5178 runs in 135 innings in South Africa.