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With his 133-run innings against Andhra Pradesh in the opening match, Virat Kohli made history by joining Sachin Tendulkar as only the second Indian batter ever to surpass 16,000 runs in List A cricket.
Virat Kohli featured in his second Vijay Hazare Trophy outing as Delhi clashed with Gujarat in Round 2. Riding high on a century in his opening game against Andhra Pradesh, Kohli maintained his rich vein of form. He fell short of a consecutive century but scored a fluent 77 runs from 61 balls, including 13 fours and one six, before Vishal Jayswal claimed his wicket. The innings also saw Kohli extend an impressive world record.
Virat Kohli’s 77-run innings against Gujarat took his career List A tally to 16,207 runs, with a remarkable batting average of 57.87. This now stands as the highest average in the history of List A cricket, surpassing the record previously held by Australian great Michael Bevan, who had accumulated 15,103 runs at 57.86.
| Batters | Country | Runs | Average | Matches | Innings |
| Virat Kohli | India | 16,207 | 57.87 | 344 | 331 |
| Michael Bevan | Australia | 15,103 | 57.86 | 427 | 385 |
| Samuel Hain | England | 3004 | 57.76 | 67 | 62 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | India | 5759 | 57.01 | 130 | 127 |
| Travel Giikwad | India | 4648 | 56.68 | 93 | 89 |
With his 133-run innings against Andhra Pradesh in the opening match, Virat Kohli made history by joining Sachin Tendulkar as only the second Indian batter ever to surpass 16,000 runs in List A cricket. He also became just the ninth cricketer overall and the fourth from Asia to reach this remarkable milestone.
Virat Kohli has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record, becoming the fastest player ever to reach 16,000 List A runs. He achieved the feat in just 330 innings, comfortably outpacing Tendulkar, who required 391 innings to reach the same milestone.
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