Virat Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record, smashes hundred on historic Vijay Hazare Trophy return

Virat Kohli needed just 1 run to complete his 16,000 runs in List-A cricket. A true 50-over legend.

Every time he steps onto the field, Virat Kohli breaks a record of some sort. On Wednesday morning in Bengaluru, during Delhi’s chase of 299 against Andhra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Virat Kohli walked in after Arpit Rana fell for a duck and needed just one run to reach 16,000 in List A cricket. He didn’t wait around. The very first over he faced, Kohli stepped into a length ball from Nitish Kumar Reddy and sent it for easy runs. Record achieved. Statement made.

Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 16 List-A runs

With that single swing, Kohli became only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to cross 16,000 List A runs. But the bigger number was the one that followed. It was his 330th innings. That is how long it took Kohli to get there. Tendulkar needed 391. In the history of men’s List A cricket, nobody has ever reached the 16,000-run mark faster. And this wasn’t a one-off. Kohli already owns the record for being the fastest ever to:

• 10,000,
• 11,000
• 12,000
• 13,000
• 14,000
• 15,000
• 16,000

Most runs in List-A cricket history

With this, Kohli has become only the ninth player in the history of cricket to complete 16,000 List-A runs. As mentioned above, he is second among Indians after Sachin Tendulkar. However, among all players, Kohli’s average of over 57 stands way ahead. The next best are Sachin Tendulkar’s 45.54 and Kumar Sangakkara’s 43.5.

As a matter of fact, most of Kohli’s List-A runs have come in one-day internationals. 14557, to be precise. He is already the second-highest run-getter in ODI history and has the most ODI tons (53). While Tendulkar is considered to be the greatest batter ever, Kohli might pip him as the greatest 50-over batter!

Virat Kohli smashes hundred on Vijay Hazare Trophy return

Virat Kohli has made a remarkable comeback in India’s premier 50-over domestic competition with a hundred. He last played for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy back in February 2010. Now, he comes in 2025. This means, that in between his two VHT appearances, Kohli has his entire Test career completed!

Elsewhere, Rohit Sharma produced his own reminder of class, smashing a 62-ball century for Mumbai on the same morning against Sikkim. At a packed Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rohit pummelling the Sikkim bowlers for fun and hammered eight fours and four sixes in no time.