Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Player to 16,000 List A Runs During VHT Century
Royal Challengers Bangalore icon Virat Kohli marked his return to domestic cricket with a blistering century for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, simultaneously achieving a significant career milestone.
Representing Delhi against Andhra Pradesh, Kohli scored 131 runs off 101 balls at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. During this innings, he became the fastest player globally to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket, a format encompassing ODIs and premier domestic one-day tournaments. This achievement places him second only to Sachin Tendulkar among Indian players in total List A runs, demonstrating that the star batsman remains in peak form as he prepares for the upcoming international schedule and the next IPL season.
“Virat Kohli, representing Delhi, notched up a blistering 131 off 101 balls against Andhra Pradesh at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. In doing so, he became the fastest player to reach 16,000 List-A runs, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar among Indians.”
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Related Statistics
IPL Career Leading Run Scorers Leaders | Batting Rankings
Leading leading run scorers scorers in IPL Career (batting specialists only: batters/all-rounders/wicketkeepers)
| Rank | Player | Team | run-scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8661 runs | |
#2 | Mumbai Indians | 7046 runs | |
#3 | Chennai Super Kings | 5439 runs | |
| #4 | Delhi Capitals | 5222 runs | |
| #5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5032 runs |
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“Virat Kohli, representing Delhi, notched up a blistering 131 off 101 balls against Andhra Pradesh at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. In doing so, he became the fastest player to reach 16,000 List-A runs, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar among Indians.”
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