Virat Kohli continues to break records for fun, and the Indian maestro proved once again that he is the modern-day 'GOAT' by achieving a historic feat. Kohli became only the third player after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to score 14,000 runs in ODI cricket. He achieved the feat during the India vs Pakistan fixture. Besides, Virat achieved it faster than Tendulkar and Sangakkara, the 37-year-old achieved the feat in his 286th inning. Sachin is the all-time leading run-scorer in the fifty overs format, with 18,426 runs under his belt, but Kohli can surpass Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in the format. The Sri Lankan legend retired with 14234 runs, while Virat has now breached the 14,000-runs mark. He needs 246 runs to surpass Sangakkara and cement his ODI legacy. Rohit Sharma becomes fastest to 9000 runs as ODI opener Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has become the fastest to complete 9000 runs as an ODI opener. The Indian captain achieved the feat during India's Champions Trophy fixture at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (February 23). Rohit only needed 181 innings to get to the landmark which beats the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar by a big margin. Tendulkar had completed 9000 runs as an ODI opener in 197 innings. Rohit scored 20 off 15 as India set out to chase 242 against their arch-rivals. Innings taken to complete 9000 runs as an ODI opener: Rohit Sharma- 181​​​​​​
Sachin Tendulkar -197
Sourav Ganguly – 231
Chris Gayle – 246
Adam Gilchrist – 253 India chasing 242 to win in Dubai The Men in Blue are chasing 242 run to win in Dubai. After winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bat first, getting bowled out for 241 runs in 49.4 overs. While the Men in Green lost Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq early, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel registered a 104-run partnership for the third wicket. India then chipped in with wickets at regular intervals once they managed to break the partnership with Axar Patel removing Rizwan for 46 off 77. Kuldeep Yadav finished with figures of 3 wickets for 40 runs off his 9 overs, with all his three scalps coming in the slog overs. Hardik Pandya was the other successful for the Men in Blue and picked 2 wickets for 31 runs. Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja were the other wicket-takers for India.Original Article