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Virat Kohli goes past Sachin Tendulkar, tops global ODI events list after half-century in Champions Trophy semi-final

India cricket team star Virat Kohli is now the player with most fifty plus scores in global ODI events following his half-century against Australia. The batting maestro’s 84-run knock powered India to a 4-wicket win against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final on Tuesday. With this half-century, the former Indian captain overtook Sachin Tendulkar to top the list of players with most 50+ scores in global 50-over format events.

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Virat Kohli overtakes Sachin Tendulkar to top list

Virat now has 24 fifty plus scores from 53 innings. He overtook Tendulkar, who has 23 from 58 innings, to top the list. Kohli’s 84-run knock off 98 deliveries set up the perfect stage for India in the run-chase in Dubai. Rohit Sharma is the only other active Indian cricketer on this list, with 18 fifty plus scores at global ODI events from 42 innings.

    PlayerInningsFifty-plus scoresVirat Kohli5324Sachin Tendulkar5823Rohit Sharma4218Kumar Sangakkara5617Ricky Ponting6016Shakib Al Hasan4315Rahul Dravid3614Herschelle Gibbs3314Mahela Jayawardene5514Jacques Kallis4914Joe Root3714Players with most 50+ scores in global ODI events

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    Kohli breached the 8000-run mark in chases alone. Just recently, in the same tournament, he had become only the third player in the history of the game to score 14,000 runs in the format.

    In 159 innings in the ODIs where Virat has chased, he averages over 64. That includes 35 not outs, a highest score of 183, a strike-rate of 93, with 28 centuries. He also has 40 fifties to support his gigantic numbers. Having said that, he is only the second in the world to cross this 8000-run mark, after India’s Sachin Tendulkar.

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