Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar Record and achieves Numerous Milestones - an In Depth analysis

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Virat Kohli has broken numerous records en route to his fantastic hundred against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023.

He batted in exquisite fashion and amassed a huge total for India. Kohli and KL Rahul were phenomenal on the day and the pair added 233 runs for the 3rd wicket, which has broken multiple records.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul Partnership - 233*

• The partnership between Kohli and Rahul is the highest for any wicket in the history of the Asia Cup.
  
  
• The 233 runs is also the highest partnership for India against Pakistan in the ODIs, which broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Navjyot Sidhu who added 231 runs for 2nd wicket in a match in Sharjah in 1996.

Apart from that, Virat Kohli had numerous feathers on his crown to add as well. The batting stalwart didn't just slay the Pakistanis on the field, but made the statisticians and the analysts earn their money by tumbling many records.

Kohli becomes 5th player to 13,000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli has become the 3rd player in history of the game to have 13,000+ ODI runs. The Indian batter has joined Sachin Tendulkar (18426), Kumar Sangakkara (14234), Ricky Ponting (13704), Sanath Jayasuriya (13430) in the elite list.

Kohli currently has 13024 runs and will be hoping to climb higher in the ladder in the upcoming days.

Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar Record

Virat Kohli has gone on to beat Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring 13000 runs in the fewest innings. Sachin Tendulkar took 321 runs to reach 13k ODI runs, which has been achieved by Kohli in just 267 innings, a glaring 54 innings fewer than Tendulkar.

The other three 13000+ achievers have taken 341 (Ponting), 363 (Sangakkara) and 416 (Jayasuriya) innings respectively.

Kohli and his Colombo affair

Virat Kohli has now scored four consecutive centuries in Colombo and has 5 ODI centuries in the Island country. He also has 4 hundreds in the Asia Cup, and is only second to Sanath Jayasuriya who has 6 tons in the tournament.

Kohli completes 1000 ODI runs in Sri Lanka

Virat Kohli brought about 1000 runs on Sri Lankan soil with his century against Pakistan. The batter does have a stellar record in Sri Lanka where he averages over 51 and now has more than a century of fours as well (105 fours in Sri Lanka).