India’s Virat Kohli on Sunday became the second-highest scorer across the three international cricket formats during his match-winning 93 in the first ODI against New Zealand. — AFPVADODARA, (India):India's Virat Kohli on Sunday became the second-highest scorer across the three international cricket formats during his match-winning 93 in the first ODI (One Day International) against New Zealand. Kohli went past Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) to move into second in the list of leading run-scorers in the international game, behind fellow Indian Sachin Tendulkar (34,357). The top-order batter has 28,068 runs in Test, ODI and T20 cricket since he made his debut for India in an ODI in Sri Lanka in 2008. Called King Kohli for his prolific run-scoring, the 37-year-old now only plays the ODI format after he and fellow stalwart Rohit Sharma, 38, retired from T20 and Test cricket.

Source: New Strait Times January 12, 2026 00:49 UTC