Times of Islamabad

Indian Skipper Virat Kohli makes history during world cup match against Pakistan

Indian Skipper Virat Kohli makes history during world cup match against Pakistan

MANCHESTER – Indian Skipper Virat Kohli makes history during world cupmatch against Pakistan.

India’s captain Virat Kohli on Sunday became the fastest batsman to reachthe milestone of 11,000 ODI runs, surpassing the record previously held byhis countryman Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli reached the milestone in the World Cup match against Pakistan when hesmashed Hassan Ali for a boundary. By reaching 11,000 runs in just 222innings, Kohli has become the fastest man to do so.

The Indian captain surpassed Sachin Tendulkar by 54 innings. Tendulkar hadreached the 11,000-run milestone in his 276th innings in January 2002,while Australia’s Ricky Ponting got there in 286 innings.