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Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 24th ODI ton, 7000 ODI runs

India Test captain Virat Kohli scored his 7000th ODI run in just 161 innings.

Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli India, India Virat Kohli, Kohli India, India Kohli, Ind vs Aus, Aus vs Ind, Virat Kohli record, Kohli record, Cricket News, Cricket Virat Kohli reached the 7000-run mark during the third ODI against Australia. (Source: AP)

Virat Kohli became the fastest to 7000 ODI runs during the third ODI against Australia at the MCG. Kohli, in 161 innings,  broke AB de Villiers record of reaching there in 166 innings.

Before AB and Kohli, Sourav Ganguly was the fastest with 174 innings. Others on the list are Brian Lara (183), Desmond Haynes (187) and Jacques Kallis (188).

MS Dhoni 52.01, AB 51.23  and now Virat Kohli 51.10* are the only batsmen with 50+ batting average when they crossed 7000 ODI runs.

Later in the day, Kohli also completed his 24th ODI ton, becoming the fastest to the milestone.

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