Virat Kohli becomes India’s highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history: He emulates Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli Completes 8000 ODI Runs, Create A History: re-writes record books with fine knock against Australia: Kohli has created another huge record. Virat Kohli scored a huge inning in a huge match. King Kohli has taken ownership of numerous records by scoring 84 runs against Australia. The chase master has again provided India with a huge win in a huge match. The Indian team reached the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating Australia. Kohli made 84 runs from 98 balls at Dubai. Through this, Virat Kohli has finished 8000 one-day runs chasing the target (run chase). Australia got to bat first and left 265 runs to chase for Team India in the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
Opener Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were out scoring 28 and 8 runs respectively. Virat Kohli shared a vital third-wicket innings of 91 runs with Shreyas Iyer. This was the stage where Virat Kohli made his 8000 runs in ODI cricket while pursuing the target. At 21 runs, Virat Kohli is a member of this club now. Virat Kohli became the second top batsman worldwide to achieve so. Indian ex-cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is leading Virat Kohli. Sachin Tendulkar has made 8720 runs in ODIs while pursuing a target. Just 2 batsmen in the world have made 8000 runs while pursuing a target in ODIs.
Highest runs made by a batsman while pursuing a target ( ODI )
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 8720 runs
Virat Kohli (India) – 8063
Rohit Sharma (India) – 6115 runs
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 5742 runs
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 5575 runs
Virat Kohli completes 1000 runs in a knockout match
Virat Kohli made another huge record in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia. He completed 1000 runs in an ICC knockout match. He became the world’s first batsman to do so. Kohli got out for 84 runs in the semi-final match, failing to make another century.
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