Innings Taken By Virat Kohli For Every 1000 Runs Scored In ODIs

Virat Kohli completed 15,000 runs in ODIs [Source: AP]Virat Kohli added yet another feather to his cap in his illustrious ODI career as he completed 15,000 runs in the format, becoming only the second player to do so.In his pursuit of 100 international hundreds, Kohli looks perfectly on track, starting the West Indies ODI series in style on Sunday afternoon in Thiruvananthapuram, as India looked to chase 296 runs on the evening.Virat Kohli completes his third-fastest 1000 ODI runsMoments after completing his fifty, the legendary number 3 bat was unbeaten at 53 off 45 balls. He went on to pull Alzarri Joseph for a four at the 28.4-over mark. A ball later, he struck the pacer for another four towards the deep midwicket region and completed his 15,000 runs in the format.Having already become the second-highest run-scorer in the format previously when he surpassed Kumar Sangakkara’s 14,234 runs, Kohli became only the second batter in the format to complete 15,000 runs after Sachin Tendulkar.He completed the journey from 14,000 to 15,000 runs in just 16 innings, which is his third fastest 1000 runs. He has taken 303 innings to reach this landmark.Innings taken by Kohli for every 1000 ODI runs1000 runs - 24 innings2000 runs - 29 innings3000 runs - 22 innings4000 runs - 18 innings5000 runs - 21 innings6000 runs - 22 innings7000 runs - 25 innings8000 runs - 14 innings9000 runs - 19 innings10000 runs - 11 innings11000 runs - 17 innings12000 runs - 20 innings13000 runs - 25 innings14000 runs - 20 innings15000 runs - 16* inningsAlso Read: India vs Afghanistan Head To Head Records- Asian Games 2026 Quarterfinal 2Kohli reaps rewards after ODI reinventionAt the back of his Test retirement in the middle of 2025, Virat Kohli decided to take his ODI batting game a notch higher. Despite being one of the most bankable batters in the format, Kohli, at 37 changed the way he usually played the format.Kohli was the leading run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 with 765 runs, but his strike rate of 90.31 — second worst among the top-10 run getters.Taking this into consideration, Kohli brought a new dimension to his batting after the 74*(81) against Australia in Sydney. Starting from the South Africa ODIs in November 2025, no other batter has scored more runs than Kohli in ODIs. But what has been refreshing is his intent early in the innings.After getting his eye in, he has been consistently attacking the bowlers and has struck at 113.10, which is significantly higher than his career strike rate of 94.08. Hence, the latest 1000 runs have come at a brisk pace.Virat Kohli puts on another chase masterclassThe first innings showed glimpses of how good the pitch is to bat on, as West Indies' 295/7 looked below par after the good start given by the opening batters.Indian openers started batting at a good strike rate as well, but lost Rohit Sharma on 32(35), when the score read 74 after 12 overs. As Kohli has done throughout his career, the batter looked composed througohut the chase and added 151(132) with Gill for the second wicket.At the time of writing, Kohli has already racked up 92* off just 68 and India needs 56 off 81, as a testament to the aforementioned reinvention.Also Read: Shubman Gill Brings Up 10th ODI Century; List Of All Records Broken In IND vs WI 1st ODI