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India's Virat Kohli, on Saturday, completed 4,000 runs in One-Day Internationals. He became the 12th Indian and the 84th batsman overall to reach this milestone.
By taking only 93 innings, he became the second quickest in ODI history to accomplish this feat after West Indian Viv Richards, who needed 88 innings to do so. Both Richards and Kohli, however, took 96 matches to reach this mark.
Quickest to reach 4,000-run mark in ODIs (in terms of innings)
|
Player |
Date |
Mts |
Inns |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100s |
50s |
|
Viv Richards (WI) |
14 Apr 1985 |
96 |
88 |
4038 |
189* |
54.79 |
8 |
27 |
|
Virat Kohli (Ind) |
19 Jan 2013 |
96 |
93 |
4028 |
183 |
50.35 |
13 |
22 |
|
Gordon Greenidge (WI) |
21 May 1988 |
97 |
96 |
4009 |
133* |
46.51 |
9 |
24 |
|
Brian Lara (WI) |
30 Mar 1996 |
101 |
100 |
4140 |
169 |
44.44 |
8 |
28 |
|
Dean Jones (Aus) |
11 Dec 1990 |
104 |
102 |
4048 |
121 |
49.38 |
6 |
30 |
|
AB de Villiers (SA) |
08 Nov 2010 |
109 |
105 |
4056 |
146 |
44.94 |
9 |
24 |
|
Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
29 Aug 1999 |
110 |
105 |
4000 |
183 |
41.67 |
7 |
27 |
|
Geoff Marsh (Aus) |
18 Dec 1991 |
107 |
106 |
4075 |
126* |
40.40 |
9 |
20 |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
03 Apr 2007 |
109 |
107 |
4015 |
134* |
40.00 |
6 |
26 |
|
Graham Gooch (Eng) |
20 Aug 1992 |
110 |
108 |
4026 |
142 |
39.60 |
8 |
23 |
|
Navjot Sidhu (Ind) |
14 Dec 1997 |
116 |
109 |
4022 |
134* |
40.00 |
6 |
32 |
Kohli bettered the previous Indian record hitherto held by Sourav Ganguly- by 12 innings. Here-under are the details of innings taken by Indian batsmen to reach this landmark:
Quickest Indians to reach 4,000-run mark in ODIs (in terms of innings)
|
Batsman |
Date |
Mts |
Inns |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
|
Virat Kohli |
19 Jan 2013 |
96 |
93 |
4028 |
183 |
50.35 |
13 |
22 |
|
Sourav Ganguly |
29 Aug 1999 |
110 |
105 |
4000 |
183 |
41.67 |
7 |
27 |
|
Navjot Sidhu |
14 Dec 1997 |
116 |
109 |
4022 |
134* |
40.00 |
6 |
32 |
|
Gautam Gambhir |
02 Apr 2011 |
114 |
110 |
4073 |
150* |
40.40 |
9 |
25 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
17 Apr 1996 |
115 |
112 |
4001 |
137 |
40.40 |
8 |
25 |
|
MS Dhoni |
31 Jan 2009 |
127 |
114 |
4019 |
183* |
47.62 |
4 |
26 |
|
Rahul Dravid |
26 Mar 2000 |
124 |
117 |
4009 |
153 |
37.38 |
7 |
25 |
|
Virender Sehwag |
12 Nov 2005 |
135 |
132 |
4013 |
130 |
32.00 |
7 |
18 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
15 Apr 2006 |
148 |
134 |
4018 |
139 |
35.40 |
7 |
23 |
|
Krish Srikkanth |
22 Feb 1992 |
139 |
138 |
4014 |
123 |
29.85 |
4 |
27 |
|
Ajay Jadeja |
19 Jan 1999 |
154 |
139 |
4023 |
119 |
36.04 |
4 |
23 |
|
Mohammad Azharuddin |
12 Aug 1993 |
156 |
143 |
4028 |
108* |
34.78 |
3 |
21 |
Virat Kohli - at 24 years 75 days- is the second youngest player to aggregate 4,000 runs in one-day internationals after Sachin Tendulkar, who was 22 years 359 days while accomplishing this feat.
Youngest to reach 4,000-run mark in ODIs
|
Player |
Age |
Date |
Mts |
Inns |
Runs |
Avg |
100s |
50s |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
22 Y 359 D |
17 Apr 1996 |
115 |
112 |
4001 |
40.40 |
8 |
25 |
|
Virat Kohli (Ind) |
24 Y 75 D |
19 Jan 2013 |
96 |
93 |
4028 |
50.35 |
13 |
22 |
|
Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
24 Y 124 D |
15 Apr 2006 |
148 |
134 |
4018 |
35.40 |
7 |
23 |
|
Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
24 Y 202 D |
19 Sep 2004 |
184 |
179 |
4023 |
23.39 |
3 |
23 |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
25 Y 87 D |
11 Jan 2001 |
118 |
115 |
4032 |
43.48 |
6 |
28 |
|
Chris Gayle (WI) |
25 Y 229 D |
08 May 2005 |
115 |
112 |
4010 |
38.10 |
9 |
23 |
|
Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
25 Y 354 D |
21 Jan 2008 |
151 |
135 |
4047 |
34.19 |
5 |
25 |
|
Bruce Taylor (Zim) |
25 Y 362 D |
03 Feb 2012 |
130 |
129 |
4043 |
34.78 |
6 |
25 |
It needed Kohli only 1615 days to reach the 4,000-run mark, which is the third best performance by any player in ODI history. Interestingly the first three slots have all been taken by Indians in this list! The details:
Least days from debut to reach 4,000-run mark
|
Player |
Days |
Start |
Done |
|
Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
1453 |
03 Apr 1996 |
26 Mar 2000 |
|
MS Dhoni (Ind) |
1500 |
23 Dec 2004 |
31 Jan 2009 |
|
Virat Kohli (Ind) |
1615 |
18 Aug 2008 |
19 Jan 2013 |
|
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
1709 |
28 Mar 1998 |
01 Dec 2002 |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
1829 |
09 Jan 1996 |
11 Jan 2001 |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
1830 |
30 Mar 2002 |
03 Apr 2007 |
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) |
1963 |
22 Nov 1991 |
07 Apr 1997 |
|
Brian Lara (WI) |
1968 |
09 Nov 1990 |
30 Mar 1996 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
1979 |
25 Oct 1996 |
27 Mar 2002 |
|
Michael Clarke (Aus) |
1993 |
19 Jan 2003 |
04 Jul 2008 |
Last but not the least, Kohli's average of 50.35 is the highest by an Indian and fourth highest by any batsman reaching the 4,000-run mark (calculated up to the end of the innings).
Highest career average while reaching 4,000-run mark
|
Player |
Mts |
Inns |
Runs |
Avg |
Hs |
100s |
50s |
|
Michael Bevan (Aus) |
126 |
111 |
4011 |
59.70 |
108* |
3 |
27 |
|
Viv Richards (WI) |
96 |
88 |
4038 |
54.79 |
189* |
8 |
27 |
|
Mike Hussey (Aus) |
137 |
112 |
4053 |
54.05 |
109* |
2 |
30 |
|
Virat Kohli (Ind) |
96 |
93 |
4028 |
50.35 |
183 |
13 |
22 |
|
Dean Jones (Aus) |
104 |
102 |
4048 |
49.38 |
121 |
6 |
30 |
|
MS Dhoni (Ind) |
127 |
114 |
4019 |
47.62 |
183* |
4 |
26 |
|
Gordon Greenidge (WI) |
97 |
96 |
4009 |
46.51 |
133* |
9 |
24 |
|
Javed Miandad (Pak) |
121 |
116 |
4078 |
45.45 |
119* |
5 |
29 |