Kohli becomes fastest to 24th ODI ton, 7000 ODI runs

Kohli becomes fastest to 24th ODI ton, 7000 ODI runs

Last updated: January 17, 2016

New Delhi, India (BBN)-Virat Kohli became the fastest to 7000 ODI runs during the third ODI against Australia at the MCG. Kohli, in 161 innings, broke AB de Villiers record of reaching there in 166 innings.
Before AB and Kohli, Sourav Ganguly was the fastest with 174 innings. Others on the list are Brian Lara (183), Desmond Haynes (187) and Jacques Kallis (188), reports The Indian Express.
MS Dhoni 52.01, AB 51.23 and now Virat Kohli 51.10* are the only batsmen with 50+ batting average when they crossed 7000 ODI runs.
Later in the day, Kohli also completed his 24th ODI ton, becoming the fastest to the milestone.
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