Can Virat Kohli break the Great Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI milestone?

The cricket fans have great passion for the ODI format and also for the stars of this format, like Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar is one of the great star in the history of cricket because he is the highest run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket. He holds the record of the highest run-scorer in both formats for more than a decade, and it is still untouchable. The consistency, high skill, endurance, resilience, and strong batting strategies made him the greatest batter in cricket history. Several players have come and tried to achieve this milestone, but nobody has ever reached close to this feat. Now, there is another star Indian batter, Virat Kohli, who shows the ability to reach up to that milestone. The cricket-loving fans are curious to know, “Can Virat Kohli break the great Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI milestone?”

Virat Kohli is the most skilled and high-class batter of the present era in ODI cricket. He has shown remarkable performances over the years in the ODI format, and hence, he is now the second-highest run-scorer in ODIs. The resilience, endurance, power-hitting ability, and consistency with aggressive batting are the key attributes of Virat Kohli that make him great in ODIs. Virat Kohli is in great form after the recent ODI series against Australia and a home series against New Zealand. His average scoring rate is more than 55 in ODI cricket, and thus, he earned the title of match-winner. This article will review the performances of Virat Kohli over the years in ODI cricket. Also, this article will analyze and preview the key strategies of Virat Kohli in the upcoming ODIs to break the Sachin Tendulkar ODI milestone.

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Virat Kohli as an ODI cricketer

Virat Kohli started his ODI journey in 2008 while playing against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. From the beginning, he earned a great respect in international cricket due to his aggressive batting approach. He made great performances under huge pressure with his calmness at the crease and flawless timing during his stroke play. The Indian great, Virat Kohli, soon became a run-machine with his resilience and stylish cover drives while dominating great bowlers. It looks like an artist is at work when Virat is chasing in high-voltage clashes. Virat Kohli amassed 14797 runs while playing 311 ODIs, and now, he is the second-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket. Now, Virat Kohli is getting closer to the great batting star, Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI record for most runs.

Sachin Tendulkar was the greatest ever batting star for India in all formats of cricket. Tendulkar has played 463 ODIs and gathered 18426 runs in this format during his remarkable career. There is only 3629 runs gap between these two big players.

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Comparison between Virat and Tendulkar

The following is the ODI career stats comparison between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar.

	Sachin Tendulkar	Virat Kohli
Matches	463	311
Innings	452	299
Runs	18426	14797
Average	44.83	58.71
Fifties	96	77
Centuries	49	54

How can Virat Kohli achieve the record for the most runs in ODIs?

A player’s runs depend on the number of matches he played during his career and his batting average. Virat Kohli is amassing runs in the ODI format with an impressive average of more than 55. While staying consistent, Virat can achieve the feat of most ODI runs in almost 60 more ODIs in his career. Now, this all depends on how many ODIs India will play. Virat Kohli can make this possible with his experience and consistent run-making strategies and techniques. Indian cricket team schedule is full of ODIs until the ICC ODI World Cup 2027 and this will be a great opportunity for the run-machine Virat Kohli.

A review of Virat’s previous two ODI series

Following is the performance of Virat Kohli in the last two ODI series which is impressive. This shows that Virat is in great form in ODIs due to low workload because he has retired from T20I and Test formats. He is now focusing just on his ODI game which is also feasible for his age. With this consistency, he will achieve the most ODI runs feat.

No. of ODIs	6
Runs	314
Fifties	2
Centuries	1