Virat Kohli continues to dominate as he surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's record for fastest 27,000 international runs
At the age of 35, he made history by reaching 27,000 runs in international cricket in just...
At the age of 35, he made history by reaching 27,000 runs in international cricket in just 594 innings, surpassing the previous record held by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved the milestone in 623 innings and held the record for a considerable amount of time.
594 innings – Virat Kohli
623 innings – Sachin Tendulkar
648 innings – Kumar Sangakkara
650 innings – Ricky Ponting
He now boasts 27,012 international runs, the fastest by any player in the history of cricket. Kohli has a little over 8,870 runs in Tests, 13,906 runs in 295 ODIs and another 4,188 runs in 125 T20Is — a format from which he retired after helping India win the T20 World Cup in June this year.
Like the other Indian batters, Kohli played aggressively from the first ball of the innings and didn't shy away from charging down the ground to take on the bowlers.
He smashed 4 fours and a six during his 35-ball 47 before getting dismissed by Shakib in an attempt to play a big shot but missed it completely.
The India batter also survived a lucky run-out escape early in the innings when Rishabh Pant left him stranded in the middle of the pitch. It was the first ball of the 18th over in India's innings, and Kohli went for a drive but only managed to under-edge the ball. The two Indian batters made bride eye contact and tried to steal a run there, but Pant stopped after a couple of steps and left Kohli stranded in the middle of the pitch, which stunned the latter. Khalel went for an underarm throw on his follow-through and missed the three stumps, which left everyone stunned in the Bangladesh camp.
India declare first innings at 285/9With more than two days of play washed out by rain, India showed aggressive intent moments after bowling out Bangladesh on 233.
After two days of rain, the people in Kanpur witnessed boundaries pelting down relentlessly. Yashasvi Jaiswal (72) and skipper Rohit Sharma (23) started the mayhem of boundaries in Kanpur.
The quickfire stand of 55 runs between the opening duo ended in 3.5 overs, with spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz cleaning up Rohit for a quickfire 23 in 11 balls, with a sole four and three sixes. The other Indian batters also followed the same approach and played selflessly to score quick runs, as India broke several records during the innings. Later KL Rahul (68) helped India declare their first innings at 285 for nine as they took a 52-run lead after the first innings.
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