India’s Virat Kohli reaches 14,000 ODI runs

DUBAI: India´s Virat Kohli on Sunday became only the third batsman in one-day international history to go past 14,000 runs in a key Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan.

Kohli, 36, entered the group match in Dubai with 13,985 runs in 298 ODIs and reached the landmark with a flowing punch through the covers off pace bowler Haris Rauf. India are chasing Pakistan´s total of 241 all out.

Known as “King Kohli” for his prolific run-scoring, the former captain is behind only Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs) and India´s cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs).

Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma retired from T20 internationals after India´s World Cup triumph last year. The two have been struggling to find their best form in both Test and 50-over format due to inconsistent run-scoring, with speculation growing that they may soon retire.