Virat Kohli races past 1,000 ODI runs in 2023: Stats
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India's batting talisman Virat Kohli has raced past 1,000 ODI runs in 2023.
The former Indian skipper accomplished this milestone with a steady knock against Sri Lanka in Match 33 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Mumbai.
He entered the match, needing 34 runs to get the milestone.
He managed a valiant 88-run knock in the end. Here's more.
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Kohli joins these names
Kohli took just 23 games to complete 1,000 runs in the ongoing year.
He owns 1,054 runs at 65.87. The tally includes four tons and six half-centuries.
Notably, Kohli has struck at 101.73.
Kohli teammates Rohit Sharma (1,060), Shubman Gill (1,426), and Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka (1,108) are the only other batters with 1,000-plus ODI runs this year.
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Kohli accomplishes the feat for the eighth time
Kohli has now smoked 1,000-plus ODI runs in eight calendar years, the most for any batter.
He has broken the tie with Sachin Tendulkar, who accomplished the milestone seven times.
Kohli reached the milestone in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019 as well.
His best year in terms of ODI runs came in 2017 as he finished with 1,460 runs at 76.84.
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Here are his ODI numbers
Kohli is the fourth-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket. On Thursday, Kohli surpassed 13,500 ODI runs.
Kohli owns 13,525 runs at an average of 58.04. His tally of 48 ODI tons is only second to Tendulkar (49).
Kohli also owns 70 half-centuries in ODI cricket. In World Cup 2023, the 34-year-old owns 442 runs at 88.40.