India’s talismanic batter, Virat kohli will be back in action, donning the Indian outfit in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Kohli hasn’t featured for India in a single the 2023 ODI World Cup. The 35-year-old last played for India in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final against South Africa in Barbados.
Kohli scored a magnificent knock of 76 runs as the Men in Blue went on to defeat the Proteas by 6 runs in the Final. His last ODI game was the Final of the ODI World Cup 2023, wherein India lost to Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He had a spectacular tournament, scoring over 700 runs with an average of 95.
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With ‘King Kohli’ back in ODI action for the Indian team against Sri Lanka, an outrageous stat has emerged showcasing the class of the legendary batter. Kohli has scored more runs in ODI cricket than the entire Sri Lanka squad for the India series combined.
Kohli leads the Sri Lankan squad in terms of runs in ODI by a whopping 900 runs. Over 2500 runs of Kohli’s total numbers have come against the Lankan Lions, with the batter averaging over 63.
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Virat Kohli’s record in ODI cricket
Kohli has an extraordinary ODI record having scored over 13,000 runs. He is only third in the all-time list for most ODI runs and is expected to topple second-placed Kumar Sangakkara soon. However, he is still far away from the little maestro, Sachin Tendulkar who has scored over 18,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Kohli did overtake Sachin in a peculiar stat though. With his century against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Kohli surpassed Sachin to become the player with the most ODI centuries with 50 centuries to his name.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s | SR | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | 280 | 13,848 | 58.67 | 72 | 50 | 93.58 | 183 |
Sri Lankan squad’s record in ODI cricket
The newly appointed skipper, Charith Asalanka will be leading the Sri Lankan squad for the ODI series against India. Despite some big names in the squad, the team still can’t surpass the undisputed king in ODI cricket.
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charith Asalanka | 59 | 52 | 1918 | 43.59 | 89.79 | 110 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 55 | 55 | 2225 | 44.50 | 90.96 | 210* |
| Avishka Fernando | 38 | 38 | 1215 | 31.97 | 92.88 | 127 |
| Kusal Mendis | 130 | 127 | 3859 | 32.98 | 86.60 | 122 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | 41 | 38 | 1170 | 35.45 | 95.66 | 108 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 7 | 7 | 127 | 21.16 | 59.34 | 57 |
| Janith Liyanage | 9 | 6 | 346 | 69.20 | 87.37 | 101* |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 54 | 46 | 895 | 22.94 | 111.04 | 80* |
| Dunith Wellalage | 21 | 17 | 223 | 17.15 | 71.24 | 42* |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 26 | 24 | 451 | 25.05 | 78.43 | 75 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 42 | 24 | 264 | 16.50 | 59.98 | 38* |
| Akila Dananjaya | 40 | 30 | 291 | 12.12 | 69.78 | 50* |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 23 | 11 | 36 | 12.00 | 45.56 | 19 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2.20 | 58.62 | 5 |
| Asitha Fernando | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 16.66 | 1* |
| Nishan Madushka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 00.00 | 0 |
| Total = 12,885 runs | ||||||