Fastest to 25,000 international runs

On Sunday, February 20, flamboyant India batter Virat Kohli etched his name in history as he surpassed India great Sachin Tendulkar’s historic feat to become the fastest player to get to the 25,000-run mark in international cricket.

While batters are always on the lookout to get the vital runs, there are quite a few cricketers who have the knack of scoring runs on a consistent basis. With this, numerous players have engraved their names in history, having attained impressive milestones. In this piece, we take a look at the top three cricketers to get to the 25,000-run mark across all three formats:

3. Ricky Ponting | AUS | 588 innings

Arguably one of the greatest captains of all-time, Australia’s Ricky Ponting was also terrific impressive with the willow during his time with the national team. The Aussie legend scaled the milestone of 25,000 runs in just 588 innings. Ponting aggregated 27,483 runs in the T20Is, ODIs and Tests.

2. Sachin Tendulkar | IND | 577 innings

The ‘Little Master’ did a lot of the talking with the bat as he got runs with panache. Regarded as the greatest by many, Tendulkar took the world by storm with numerous impressive performances during his career. The India great hit the 25,000-run mark 577 innings and eventually amassed a total sensational tally of 34,437 runs in the international arena.

1. Virat Kohli | IND | 549 innings

Following the footsteps of his idol, Kohli surpassed Tendulkar’s historic feat of 25,000 runs, reaching to the mark in 549 innings. The flamboyant batter got to the elite list while playing against fierce rivals Australia in Delhi during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Notably, the batter got 20 off 31 balls as India extended their lead 2-0 in the series.