New Delhi: Virat Kohli added another feather to his illustrious cap as he became the leading run-getter for India across formats in England on Thursday. He achieved the feat during the 2nd ODI against England at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Kohli broke the record held by the legendary Rahul Dravid.
The batting maestro was only 4 runs away from surpassing Dravid and managed to achieve the feat with a boundary against England pacer Jofra Archer in the 2nd ODI on the 4th ball of the 9th over of India’s innings on Thursday. Kohli went past Dravid, who scored 2645 runs in 46 matches for India across formats in England.
Kohli now has more than 2646 runs in England across all three formats of the game. The Team India superstar has so far slammed 3 tons and 18 fifties in England and is edging closer to his 19th half-century on English soil in the ongoing 2nd ODI at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
Most runs for India in England (in all formats):Virat Kohli – 2646 runs*
Rahul Dravid – 2645 runs
Sachin Tendulkar – 2626 runs
Rohit Sharma – 2324 runs
Sourav Ganguly – 1949 runs
West Indies legend Viv Richards holds the record for most runs by a visiting batter in England in all formats combined. He scored an impressive 3,402 runs in 55 matches for West Indies in international cricket in England from 1975 to 1991. Meanwhile, Kohli is only behind his teammate Rohit in the elite list of Indian batters with the most ODI runs in England.
Virat Kohli bounces back in 2nd ODIAfter failing on his comeback from injury in the first ODI against England at Edgbaston, Kohli returned among the runs for India in the 2nd ODI in Cardiff on Thursday. Kohli was dismissed cheaply for 5 runs in the series opener as India beat England by 6 wickets after chasing down the target of 258 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Kohli bounced back with a half-century in the 2nd ODI against the hosts on Thursday. The star batter looked in the zone right from the onset and helped India steady the ship after skipper Shubman Gill’s departure with a 60-run stand for the second wicket with Rohit Sharma, who scored 26 off 47 balls.
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