World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli nears Sachin Tendulkar's record, becomes fastest to 26,000 international runs and more stats

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century as India sealed their fourth win from four matches at the 2023 World Cup. The hosts defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in Pune on Thursday.

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With India needing two runs to win and Kohli three for the century, the star batter thrashed a six against spinner Nasum Ahmed to get both with a single swing of his magical bat. In the process, India reached the 257 run target for a 7-wicket win with 51 balls to go.

Kohli faced 97 balls, hit six fours and four sixes, and maintained his superb form at the World Cup. He scored 85 against Australia, 55 unbeaten against Afghanistan, 16 against Pakistan and now an unbeaten 103 against Bangladesh.

Stats from India’s win over Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune:

Most ODI centuries:

Sachin Tendulkar – 49
Virat Kohli – 48*
Rohit Sharma – 31*
Ricky Ponting – 30
Sanath Jayasuriya – 28

Most career runs:

Sachin Tendulkar – 34,357 runs
Kumar Sangakkara – 28,016 runs
Ricky Ponting – 27,483 runs
Virat Kohli – 26,026* runs
Mahela Jayawardene – 25,957 runs

Fastest to 26,000 runs in international cricket

Virat Kohli – 567 innings
Sachin Tendulkar – 601 innings

Virat Kohli in ODIs at Pune: 551 runs from 8 innings

61(85) vs Australia, 2013
122(105) vs England, 2017
29(29) vs New Zealand, 2017
107(119) vs West Indies, 2018
56(60) vs England, 2021
66(79) vs England, 2021
7(10) vs England, 2021

500-plus ODI runs for Virat Kohli at a single venue:

At Mirpur, Dhaka – 800 runs
At Colombo – 644 runs
At Visakhapatnam – 587 runs
At Port of Spain, Trinidad – 571 runs
At MCA, Pune – 551 runs

Most ODI runs by a batter at one Indian venue:

587 – Virat Kohli at Visakhapatnam
551 – Virat Kohli at Pune
534 – Sachin Tendulkar at Bengaluru
529 – Sachin Tendulkar at Gwalior
496 – Sachin Tendulkar at Kolkata

Most World Cup centuries for India:

7 – Rohit Sharma
6 – Sachin Tendulkar
4 – Sourav Ganguly
3 – Shikhar Dhawan
3 – Virat Kohli

Most runs in ODI World Cups:

2278 – Sachin Tendulkar
1743 – Ricky Ponting
1532 – Kumar Sangakkara
1289* – Virat Kohli
1243* – Rohit Sharma
1225 – Brian Lara
1207 – AB de Villiers

Most 50-plus scores in cricket:

264 – Sachin Tendulkar
217 – Ricky Ponting
216 – Kumar Sangakkara
212* – Virat Kohli
211 – Jacques Kallis

Rohit Sharma vs Bangladesh in ICC ODI tournaments:

137(126), 2015 World Cup
123*(129), 2017 Champions Trophy
104(92), 2019 World Cup
48(40), 2023 World Cup

Most sixes for Bangladesh in World Cups:

16 – Mahmudullah
13 – Mushfiqur Rahim
10 – Shakib Al Hasan