Kohli lauded for years of consistency

INDIA batter Shreyas Iyer reserved special praise for Virat Kohli after the latter achieved two major milestones with his brilliant 93-run knock in the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday.

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India batter Virat Kohli this week became the fastest player to record over 28 000 ODI runs.

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Today (Tuesday) the two sides face in Rajkot as India aim to clinch the series by taking an unbeatable lead in the three-match series.

In the first ODI, the Men in Blue clinched a four-wicket win against the Kiwis to take a 1-0 lead.

Kohli entered the match needing just 25 runs to reach 28,000 international runs and achieved the landmark in the 13th over of India’s chase, becoming the fastest cricketer to reach the milestone, achieving it in just 624 innings, 20 fewer than legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who held the world record before the 37-year-old broke it.

Kohli’s innings also saw him surpass Kumar Sangakkara to become the all-time second-highest run-scorer in international cricket history, moving past the Sri Lankan great’s tally of 28,016 runs.

Tendulkar remains at the top with 34,357 international runs.