IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli Joins Elite Company, Becomes Fourth Indian Batter to Score 9000 Test Runs

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Virat Kohli crossed yet another milestone in his second home as the star Indian batter became the fourth Indian to cross 9000 runs in Test cricket during the 1st Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru.

The 35-year-old, who had registered a duck in the first innings that saw India fold for 46 All Out, returned to smash 70 off 102 balls en-route to achieving his latest feat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday (October 18).

In crossing the landmark, Kohli joined legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid to become only the fourth Indian to score 9000 runs or more in Test cricket. Overall, he became the 18th player, joining rivals Steve Smith and Joe Root in the list.

Players with 9000 runs in Test cricket

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 15921 runs in 329 innings
• Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 13378 runs in 287 innings
• Jacques Kallis (South Africa) - 13289 runs in 280 innings
• Rahul Dravid (India) - 13288 runs in 286 innings
• Joe Root (England) - 12716 runs in 270 innings
• Alastair Cook (England) - 12472 runs in 291 innings
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 12400 runs in 233 innings
• Brian Lara (West Indies) - 11953 runs in 232 innings
• S Chanderpaul (West Indies) - 11867 runs in 280 innings
• Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) - 11814 runs in 252 innings
• Allan Border (Australia) - 11174 runs in 265 innings
• Steve Waugh (Australia) - 10927 runs in 260 innings
• Sunil Gavaskar (India) - 10122 runs in 214 innings
• Younis Khan (Pakistan) - 10099 runs in 213 innings
• Steve Smith (Australia) - 9685 runs in 195 innings
• Hashim Amla (South Africa) - 9282 runs in 215 innings
• Graeme Smith (South Africa) - 9265 runs in 205 innings
• Virat Kohli (India) - 9017 runs in 197 innings

Overall, Kohli has amassed over 27000 runs in international cricket - (9017 Test Runs, 13906 ODI Runs and 4188 T20I runs). He has a total of 80 centuries to his name across the three formats and is only behind Tendulkar for most 100s in internationals.

The star India batter, however, is third in the list for most runs in international cricket. Kohli is only behind Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting in the list.

Coming back to the Bengaluru Test, India reached 231 for 3 at stumps on day 3, still trailing New Zealand by 125 runs with Sarfaraz Khan unbeaten overnight at 70 not out.