Watch- Shubman Gill’s Special Gesture As Virat Kohli Celebrates 15,000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill [Source: BCCI/x]Virat Kohli punched out yet another fifty, his third in succession, this time against the West Indies in the first ODI of the series. Chasing 296 runs at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the legendary top-order batter arrived to the crease at 74-1 after the fall of Rohit Sharma.Kohli completed his half-century from just 40 balls to notch up the 80th ODI fifty of his career. The ageing veteran even scaled a huge landmark in the process, and received a special gesture from his captain and opening batter Shubman Gill from the other end. Shubman Gill demonstrates special gesture for milestone man Virat KohliVirat Kohli composed a fighting half-century against the West Indies in the first ODI. Soon after bringing up his 80th ODI fifty, the cricketer struck a regal boundary towards his leg side to reach 59* during the Indian run chase.Also Read- Virat Kohli Breaks 28 Year Old Indian Record With Massive Feat vs West Indies In 1st ODIIn the process, Kohli completed 15,000 ODI runs, thus becoming only the second cricketer in history after Sachin Tendulkar to breach the landmark figure. As one can expect, the packed crowd at the Greenfield International Stadium stood up and applauded as the former Indian captain added another feather to his illustrious hat.Shubman Gill, who was batting at the other end, also went up to Kohli to hug and congratulate his senior national teammate. BCCI @BCCI Moment for the history books 📖 The magical feeling of scaling Mt. 1⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ ODI runs, ft. Virat Kohli 🏔️ Updates ▶️ Sep 27, 2026, 8:47 PM Virat Kohli brings up ODI century number 55Virat Kohli made sure that his celebrated evening turned into a double delight, as the legendary batter also notched up his 55th ODI ton. The cricketer completed his century off just 74 balls, reaching the figure with a huge six off West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie in the 38th over of the Indian innings.The innings also marked his 86th century overall in international cricket, as the former skipper continues to mount runs in his ODI career. With just a year remaining for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup next year, Kohli also unleashed a huge statement with his imperial knock in Thiruvananthapuram against the visitors.Kohli motors India towards win, inches closer to Sachin TendulkarVirat Kohli ended up engineering a comprehensive win for India to take them 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. The cricketer smeared 139* off just 88 balls with 10 boundaries and nine sixes to bring up his 55th ODI ton.The cricketer also inched closer towards the all-time world records of Sachin Tendulkar. The former Indian cricketer, who retired with 100 international centuries to his name, is now followed by Kohli with 86 hundreds.Moreover, Kohli is also the second highest run-maker in ODI cricket at the moment, with more than 15,000 runs to his name from just 303 innings at a prolific average of 59.04. Sachin Tendulkar, meanwhile, concluded his ODI career with 18,426 runs in his collection from 452 innings at an average of 44.83.Also Read- India vs Afghanistan Head To Head Records- Asian Games 2026 Quarterfinal 2