New Delhi
Virat Kohli has made the world record of scoring the most runs in the second innings of ODI cricket by playing a brilliant inning of 74 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. With this historic innings, Virat has now reached the top in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs in the world while chasing the target. The position of the top 5 batsmen who have scored the most runs while chasing the target in the history of ODI cricket is as follows.
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli has now become the batsman who has scored the most runs in the second innings of ODI cricket. After his inning of 74 runs against New Zealand, 8741 runs have been recorded in his account while chasing. Due to his consistency and excellent match-finishing abilities, he is considered the best chase master in the world.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, has slipped to second place in this list. Sachin had scored a total of 8720 runs while chasing the target during his illustrious ODI career. For a long time, this record was in the name of Sachin, which has now been broken by Virat Kohli.
Rohit Sharma (India)
Indian team captain and veteran opening batsman Rohit Sharma is at third position in this list. Rohit has scored 6801 runs while chasing runs in ODI cricket. Rohit also has an excellent record in playing big and explosive innings while chasing the target.
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Former Sri Lankan explosive opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is at fourth place in this list. In his ODI career, he has scored a total of 5742 runs while batting in the second innings. Jayasuriya batted aggressively from the beginning and led Sri Lanka to many memorable victories in run chases.
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
South Africa’s great all-rounder Jacques Kallis is at fifth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the ODI run chase. Kallis has scored 5575 runs in his career while chasing the target. His solid and composed batting in the middle order helped South Africa on many occasions.