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Virat Kohli Becomes The Second-Highest Run-Scorer In ODI History
Updated - 25-OCT-2025 12:5 IST
Few people in the history of one-day international (ODI) cricket achieved what Virat Kohli did in the third ODI of the India men's cricket team's tour of the Australia men's cricket team. His 14,234-run total surpassed that of Kumar Sangakkara, making him the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history, only surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs).
The Performance in the Third ODI
In that third ODI (October 25, 2025) at the Sydney Cricket Ground, India chased down Australia comfortably, and Kohli made a vital contribution. He scored 74 runs off 81 balls, anchoring the innings alongside Rohit Sharma, who posted a century. India won by 9 wickets with plenty of time to spare.
Top 5 highest ODI Run scorers of all time
|
Rank |
Players |
Teams |
Innings |
Runs |
Average |
|
01 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
452 |
18,426 |
44.83 |
|
02 |
VIRAT KOHLI* |
India |
293 |
14,255 |
57.71 |
|
03 |
Kumar Sangakara |
Sri Lanka |
380 |
14,234 |
41.99 |
|
04 |
Ricky Pointing |
Australia |
365 |
13,704 |
42.04 |
|
05 |
S Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
433 |
13,430 |
32.36 |