MOST Runs ICC Tournaments: A master of the modern game, Virat Kohli is on the verge of becoming the highest scorer for India in ICC Tournaments. Kohli has already surpassed Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardena as the most prolific run-scorer in ICC T20 World Cup history. The Delhi-born batter is now eying the record for most runs scored by an Indian player in the ICC Tournaments. The only Indian who is ahead of Kohli is Sachin Tendulkar on the list. While in the all-time list, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Chris Gayle are ahead of the 33-year-old Indian batter. Follow IND vs ZIM LIVE & ICC T20 WC 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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On Wednesday, playing in his fifth T20 World Cup, Kohli became the competition’s highest run-getter in only his 23rd innings, having scored 12 half-centuries. In comparison, Jayawardene had played 31 innings to set his record, though he faced fewer balls (754 balls) than Kohli did (773). India batter broke Mahela Jayawardene’s record of 1016 runs.
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Now Kohli is eyeing on becoming the highest-scoring Indian in the ICC Tournaments.
The biggest stage for cricket competitions are ICC events where the best teams compete for the coveted trophy.
The Men’s T20 World Cup is contested every two years, whereas the ODI World Cup is held once every four years. Whereas, only the top 8 teams compete in the ICC Champions Trophy.
| Players | Runs (Total) | ODI WC | T20 WC |
Champions Trophy
|
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 2942 | 1186 | 965 | 791 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 2876 | 1532 | 661 | 683 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 2858 | 1100 | 1016 | 742 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 2719 | 2278 | – | 441 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 2624 | 1030 | 1065 | 529 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 2422 | 1743 | 86 | 593 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 2380 | 978 | 921 | 481 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 2372 | 1112 | 897 | 363 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2322 | 1207 | 717 | 398 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 2234 | 1148 | 433 | 653 |
The record for the most runs scored in T20 international matches also belongs to Kohli. He is ahead of Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill, Babar Azam, and Paul Stirling in the list.
In T20Is, Kohli is very close to the 4000-run mark and averages more than 50 with a strike rate of about 140.
MOST Runs ICC Tournaments: In-form Virat Kohli eyes another HUGE record in T20 World Cup 2022, set to become leading scorer for India in ICC Tournaments ahead of Sachin Tendulkar – Follow IND vs ZIM LIVE
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