Kohli needed only 12 runs to claim the record, surpassing the former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. For years, Ponting held the record for scoring the most runs in the 50-over format as a No.3 batter for his nation. On his way to achieve the feat, Kohli overtook some of the greats of the game like Kumar Sangakkara, Jacques Kallis, and Kane Williamson as well.
After the departure of Rohit Sharma, the onus to pull the team out of danger was on Kohli and the skipper Shubman Gill. Gill and Kohli stabilized the innings with their cool and calm batting. Without trying anything fancy, Virat touched the 13,000-run landmark with ease. He scored his required 12th run on the 13th ball of his innings.
Virat Kohli surpassed Ricky Ponting and multiple other cricket legends
Far from Virat Kohli, Babar Azam is also on the list. The star batter from Pakistan is at the sixth spot with 6,054 ODI runs as a No.3 batter.
Virat Kohli is not far away from claiming another record
The ongoing ODI series between India and New Zealand is likely to see Virat Kohli breaking multiple records as an ODI batter.
He is currently not far away from scoring the most ODI runs against the Blackcaps in this particular format. As of now, Pointing holds the record for scoring the most ODI runs against New Zealand.
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