Indian star batter Virat Kohli has added another major milestone to his illustrious career by breaking a long-standing record held by former Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli became the fastest batter in international cricket history to score 28,000 runs, achieving the landmark in 624 international innings. The previous record belonged to Tendulkar, who reached the same milestone in 644 innings.
Kohli reached the record during the first One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand on Sunday, where he played a superb innings of 93 runs.
In the match, New Zealand batted first and scored 300 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Daryl Mitchell was the top scorer for New Zealand with 84 runs.
Chasing the target, India successfully reached the total in 49 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. India won the match by four wickets.
With this victory, India took a 1–0 lead against New Zealand in the three-match ODI series.
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