Virat Kohli displaces Ricky Ponting, becomes third-highest run-getter in ODIs
Virat Kohli has become the third-highest run-getter in ODI cricket. He displaced Australia's Ricky Ponting with his 28th run against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Mumbai. The game saw him become the first batter to slam 50 ODI centuries. Kohli also became the first batter to slam over 700 runs in a WC edition.
Kohli enters this elite list
Playing his 291st ODI, Kohli went past Ponting's tally of 13,704 runs in the format. He is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) and Kumar Sangakkara (14,234) in terms of ODI runs. While Kohli averages 58.7 in the format, none of the other batters with at least 10,000 runs average even 51. Kohli has been ridiculously sensational with his consistency in ODIs.
Over 1,600 runs in ODI WCs
Kohli has now raced past 1,650 runs in 36 WC matches as he averages over 57 (100s: 4, 50s: 11). Only Sachin Tendulkar (2,278) and Ponting (1,743) own more runs at the event. Kohli's tally of 15 fifty-plus World Cup scores is only second to that of Tendulkar (21). Notably, Kohli is standing in his fourth ODI WC edition.
Leading run-getter of the event
Kohli has now raced to 711 runs at 101.57 in the 2023 WC. He displaced Sachin Tendulkar (673 in 2003) as the batter with most runs in a WC edition. Kohli's tally reads five fifties and three tons. As per ESPNcricinfo, the 35-year-old became the first player to accomplish eight 50-plus scores in a WC edition.
Here are his overall numbers
Kohli is the third-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket, having slammed 13,794 runs. His average of 58.7 is the best among batters with at least 2,500 runs. Kohli also owns 71 half-centuries in ODI cricket besides 50 tons. 1,323 of his runs have come in the ongoing year at 73.50. The tally includes six tons and seven fifties.
