ODI World Cup 2023: These milestones await Virat Kohli in mega event

Team India will start their campaign in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 by locking horns with Australia on Sunday.

Hosts India is termed as the favourites to lift the coveted title by many experts. Star batsman Virat Kohli will play a crucial role to have any chance for the Men in Bluwe in the mega event.

Kohli is currently in great form and he will also be full of confidence going into the World Cup. He has scored a total of 739 runs at an average of 52.78 and at an impressive strike rate of 112.99 in ODIs in the last 12 months.

Ever since his ODI debut in 2008, the star batsman has broken countless records in the format. He also has a chance to break a few more in the ongoing ODI World Cup.

Kohli needs only 76 more runs to complete 15,000 international runs in Asia. He is currently the fourth-highest run-getter in Asia, having scored 14,924 runs at an average of 57.84 across 312 international innings in the continent. Sachin Tendulkar (21,741), Kumar Sangakkara (18,423), and Mahela Jayawardene (17,386) are the top three highest run-getters in international cricket in Asia.

With 47 ODI hundreds, Kohli is in perfect contention to surpass Tendulkar’s tally of 49 tons. Kohli will be hoping to reach 26,000 international runs in the next few innings as he needs only 233 runs more to complete the milestone. 

Moreover, Kohli can complete 11,000 international runs at No. 3. Batting across 214 innings at the position, Kohli has managed to garner 10,962 runs and is just 38 runs shy of completing 11,000 runs. Only Ricky Ponting (12,662) has scored more runs than Kohli while batting at No. 3 in international cricket.