Virat Kohli, the run machine known for breaking records and making history in all formats of cricket, achieved another incredible feat during the 2nd Test between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. After the dismissal of skipper Rohit Sharma on Day 3 of the match, Kohli led India’s batting charge alongside Cheteshwar Pujara to successfully chase the 115-run target set by Pat Cummins and Co. in the Delhi test.
Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar
During the 2nd session of the match in Delhi, Kohli created history by completing 25,000 runs in international cricket on his home ground, surpassing the previous world record set by Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli achieved this incredible feat in 549 innings, while Tendulkar achieved it in 577 innings. Other cricket legends who achieved the same milestone include Ricky Ponting in 588 innings, Jacques Kallis in 594 innings, Kumar Sangakkara in 608 innings, and Mahela Jayawardene in 701 innings. He has become the fastest to score this many runs.
Kohli needed only 52 runs in the 2nd Test match to secure the world record in Delhi, and he was 141 runs away from completing 4,000 runs in Test cricket at home when he played his first red-ball match for India in Delhi since 2017 on Friday. However, Kohli missed out on his 29th half-century in the 1st innings of the match, despite playing a gritty knock of 44 off 84 balls.
Virat Kohli’s test comeback awaits
In the 2nd innings of the match, Kohli was stumped for the first time in his career by Todd Murphy in the 19th over, scoring 20 off 31 balls. In the 1st Test against Australia at Nagpur, Kohli scored only 12 off 26 balls, while India hammered Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli has registered four centuries in international cricket since September 2022, but has not scored a Test ton since 2019.
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