Virat Kohli Records: Indian skipper becomes fastest cricketer to score 12000 ODI runs, beats Tendulkar's record

India skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs on December 2, 2020, breaking the record held by legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli reached the milestone during India's third and last ODI against Australia at Manuka Oval, Canberra. He needed 23 runs to reach the landmark before coming into the match.

The 32-year-old touched the landmark figure during his 242nd innings when he took a single off Sean Abbott's delivery in the 13th over. The Indian captain was playing his 251st ODI. He was dismissed at 63 runs, caught behind by Alex Carey in delivery by Josh Hazlewood.

12000 ODI runs for King Kohli 👑

He's the fastest to achieve this feat 🔥🔥#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/5TK4s4069Y

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 2, 2020

Veteran Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took 300 innings to reach the milestone. Tendulkar has scored 18426 runs from 463 ODIs at an average of 44.83 between 1989 and 2012 , which includes 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries.

Virat Kohli: ODI Stats, Key Records & Awards

Virat Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008 and he has played a total of 251 ODIs and 43 centuries and 59 half-centuries.

ODI Career, Records & Awards

•Virat Kohli has been the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world since 2017. 

•He had captained India's Under-19 team to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.

•He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 in 2008. He was a part of the Indian team that lifted the 2011 ODI World Cup. 

•Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team in 2012 and then the captain in early 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down from the position. 

•Kohli holds the record of having the second-highest number of centuries in ODIs and highest number of centuries during run-chases in the world.

•Kohli also holds the record of being the fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 and 11,000 runs in ODI cricket. He had reached the milestone in 175, 194, 205 and 222 innings respectively.

•He was honoured with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017 and 2018 and the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, 2017 and 2018.

•He was also adjudged the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

•He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2013 and the prestigious Padma Shri in 2017.

•He was also honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour in India, in 2018.