When Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli will take the field today to play the match against New Zealand, he will have a big record in front of him. This record is of scoring the most runs in the team’s victory in ODI. Virat Kohli played a crucial role in India’s victory by playing a brilliant inning of 93 runs in the first ODI.
Which record we are talking about?
However, in the second ODI, neither Virat Kohli’s bat worked nor Team India won. New Zealand won the second ODI by 7 wickets and leveled the series 1-1. Now, Virat Kohli will once again be eyeing to play a match-winning inning for India at the Holkar Stadium. If Virat Kohli scores at least 36 runs in the third ODI and Team India manages to win the match, he will break the record of Australian legend Ricky Ponting.
Virat Kohli has scored a total of 14673 runs in his ODI career so far, out of which 10691 runs have resulted in the team’s victory. Virat Kohli ranks third in the list of players with the most runs in ODI cricket victories. He is now aiming to break Ricky Ponting’s record, who scored 10,726 runs in Australia’s victories.
The gap between King Kohli and Ponting is now just 35 runs. So, today Virat Kohli will look to overtake him and secure a place in the top two. Sachin Tendulkar, known as the “God of Cricket,” holds the world record for most runs scored in a team’s victory in ODI cricket. He scored 11,157 runs in the 50-over format, leading India to victory.
Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs in a team’s victory in ODIs:
Sachin Tendulkar – 11157
Ricky Ponting – 10726
Virat Kohli – 10691
Sanath Jayasuriya – 8873
Kumar Sangakkara – 8301
Seaking of opener Rohit Sharma, the Hitman is sixth on the list with 8249 runs. If Rohit scores 53 runs in a win today, he will also secure a place in the top five.
