India’s Virat Kohli walks again to the pavilion after his dismissal through the first one-day worldwide (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand on the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on January 11, 2026. — AFP
India’s star batter Virat Kohli added one other chapter to his illustrious profession on Sunday, turning into the quickest participant to succeed in 28,000 runs in worldwide cricket through the ODI collection opener in opposition to New Zealand, surpassing the long-standing report held by Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli achieved the feat in simply 624 innings, eclipsing Tendulkar’s mark of 644 innings and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara’s 666 innings.
Within the course of, he additionally surpassed Sangakkara’s tally of 28,016 runs, now trailing solely Tendulkar’s profession whole of 34,357 worldwide runs.
Coming into the match, Kohli wanted 25 runs to succeed in the milestone. He introduced it up in model with a boundary within the twelfth over and later went previous Sangakkara’s whole with a single off Michael Bracewell on the final ball of the 18th over.
Quickest to twenty-eight,000 worldwide runsVirat Kohli – 624 inningsSachin Tendulkar – 644 inningsKumar Sangakkara – 666 innings
Put into bat first, New Zealand posted a aggressive 300-8 of their 50 overs, with Daryll Mitchell top-scoring with 84.
India’s reply started steadily, with Rohit Sharma and returning Shubman Gill placing on a 39-run opening partnership.
After Rohit fell for 26, Kohli anchored the innings, forming a 118-run partnership with Gill.
Gill contributed 56 off 71 balls, whereas Kohli dominated proceedings till the primary ball of the thirty ninth over, when he was caught for 93 off 91 balls, putting eight fours and a six.
India finally sealed an exciting four-wicket victory over the Black Caps within the ultimate over, with KL Rahul remaining unbeaten on 29.
