IND vs BAN: Virat Kohli becomes fastest player to reach 27,000 international runs

Virat Kohli has become the fastest player to reach 27,000 international cricket runs. He achieved this milestone on day four of India’s second Test against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Kohli took only 594 innings to reach this mark, surpassing the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar, who reached 27,000 runs in 623 innings. Other players who have passed this milestone include Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and Ricky Ponting of Australia.

Here’s a look at the fastest players to reach 27,000 international runs:

• 594 innings – Virat Kohli
• 623 innings – Sachin Tendulkar
• 648 innings – Kumar Sangakkara
• 650 innings – Ricky Ponting

Before this match, Kohli had scored 8,871 runs in Test cricket from 114 matches, 13,906 runs in ODIs from 295 matches, and 4,188 runs in T20Is from 125 games.

Most runs in international cricket:

• 34,357 runs – Sachin Tendulkar
• 28,016 runs – Kumar Sangakkara
• 27,483 runs – Ricky Ponting
• 27,012 runs – Virat Kohli
• 25,957 runs – Mahela Jayawardene