It is destined to be happened. Virat Kohli’s long standing record was looking fragile in front of in form Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The way Suryavanshi has been scoring runs for Team India Under 19 is brilliant. Even in the ongoing U-19 World Cup, the Bihar born batter is toying with the bowlers. It was only a matter of time to see Vaibhav Suryavanshi breaking Virat Kohli’s record.
Virat Kohli scored 978 runs in 25 innings of 28 matches in youth ODIs at an impressive average of 46.57. Now, Vaibhav has surpassed Virat by scoring 1,000 runs in 20 innings at an average of over 50.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi overtakes Virat Kohli
14-year-old explosive cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi is breaking record after record. He achieved many great feats in 2025. Now, in 2026, this player continues to break records. On January 17, he broke a special record of star batsman Virat Kohli. Vaibhav has now surpassed Virat Kohli in terms of scoring the most runs in youth ODIs. Not only this, Vaibhav has also quickly reached the 1000 run mark in youth ODIs.
The Under-19 World Cup began on January 15th. Team India will play its second group stage match on January 17th, facing Bangladesh. India is batting first. Vaibhav is unbeaten on 64 and is rapidly approaching his century. Virat Kohli has scored a total of 978 runs in Under-19 youth ODIs, and Vaibhav has surpassed him with 100-plus runs.
Not only this, left-handed Vaibhav Suryavanshi has now become the third fastest Indian to reach 1000 runs in Youth ODIs, taking just 18 innings. Shubman Gill is at number one, reaching 1000 runs in 13 innings. Unmukt Chand is at number two, taking 17 innings. Now, Vaibhav has reached 1000 runs in 18 innings. Furthermore, he has also become the seventh Indian to reach 1000 runs in Youth ODIs.
Indian cricketers with the most runs in Youth ODIs
Vijay Zol – 1404 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 1386 runs
Tanmay Srivastava – 1316 runs
Unmukt Chand – 1149 runs
Shubman Gill – 1149 runs
Sarfaraz Khan – 1080 runs
Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 1026* runs