Virat Kohli
IND vs NZ: In the first Test match being played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on the third day, New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings. After being bundled out for 46 runs in the first innings, India made a great start in the second innings by playing cautiously. The opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal made a partnership of 72 runs for the first wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to the pavilion after scoring 35 runs in the 18th over while Rohit Sharma was out in the 21st over after scoring a half-century. After the opening pair returned to the pavilion, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Ahmed, who were out for a duck in the first innings, took charge. Both the batsmen started playing cautiously and soon completed their respective half-centuries making a partnership of 100 runs.
Virat Kohli made many big records in his name during this half-century innings. Kohli completed 9000 runs in Test cricket as soon as he completed 53 runs. He is the fourth Indian batsman to score 9000 runs in Tests. Before Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar had achieved this big feat.
Indian who scored most runs in test cricket
- 15921 – Sachin Tendulkar (53.78 average)
- 13288 – Rahul Dravid (52.31 average)
- 10122 – Sunil Gavaskar (51.12 average)
- 9000* – Virat Kohli (48.90 average)
- 8586 – Virender Sehwag (49.34 average)
Virat Kohli is the fourth fastest Indian batsman to complete 9000 runs in Tests. He achieved this special achievement in 197 innings. The record of fastest 9000 runs in Test is in the name of Rahul Dravid. Dravid had completed 9000 test runs in 176 innings.
Fastest 9000 runs in test (India)
- 176 innings – Rahul Dravid
- 179 innings – Sachin Tendulkar
- 192 innings – Sunil Gavaskar
- 197 innings – Virat Kohli*
Not only this, Virat Kohli has also created a big record during this half-century innings. Actually, Kohli has completed 15 thousand runs while playing at number three in international cricket. He has become the fourth batsman in the world and the first batsman from India to do so. Kohli overtook Rahul Dravid and reached the fourth position in terms of scoring the most runs at the third position.
Most runs (innings) at number 3 in international cricket
- 22869 – Ricky Ponting (540)
- 22011 – Kumar Sangakkara (468)
- 15696 – Kane Williamson (337)
- 15009 – Virat Kohli (316)*
- 14555 – Rahul Dravid (329)
- 11236 – Jacques Kallis (283)
