RECORD ALERT! Virat Kohli achieves this MASSIVE feat joins Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list
New Delhi: India’s star batter Virat Kohli completes 9,000 runs in Test Cricket and becomes the fourth Indian player to reach the 9,000-run mark, joining legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar. Virat Kohli has achieved this feat in 116 Test matches, currently, he was 53 runs short of achieving this feat but he achieved it by scoring a stunning half-century against New Zealand in the first Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scored the most runs for India as he finished with 15,921 runs in 200 matches.
Rahul Dravid is next on the list with 13,265 runs. While Dravid achieved the feat, playing 163 Tests, Gavaskar scored 10,122 runs from 125 Tests.
Virat Kohli – the GOAT.
– 4th Indian after Tendulkar, Dravid and Gavaskar to reach 9,000 Test runs. pic.twitter.com/81hRyWJRYh
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024
Another core Bengaluru memory for our Milestone Man!
Virat Kohli completes 9⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ Test runs, only 3 other Indian cricketers have come this far! #PlayBold #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/RKl9yyFj2x
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 18, 2024
Most Runs by Indian Players in Tests:
Schin Tendulkar: 15,921 runs
Rahul Dravid: 13,265 runs
Sunil Gavaskar: 10,122 runs
Virat Kohli: 9,000 runs
VVS Laxman: 8,781 runs
Virat Kohli could become the third Indian batter to score 1,000 runs against New Zealand in Tests. Right now, Virat has 866 runs in 11 matches against them. This puts him behind Dravid, Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Cheteshwar Pujara in the list of runs scored against New Zealand
Most Runs by Indian Players Against New Zealand in Tests:
Rahul Dravid: 1,659
Sachin Tendulkar: 1,595
Virender Sehwag: 883
Cheteshwar Pujara: 867
Virat Kohli: 866
Virat Kohli needs just 134 runs to reach 1,000 runs against New Zealand, which would also surpass Pujara and Sehwag’s totals. The star Indian batter hasn’t scored many runs in 2024, with just one game over 50 in 16 matches. But he is excited to do well in the upcoming home series.