Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record as fastest to reach 22,000 international runs
The second T20I between India and Australia did not go down to sweet for the visitors as they suffered a second consecutive loss handing hosts a 2-0 series victory. Virat Kohli, however, added another record to his list by becoming the fastest to score 22,000 runs in international cricket.
Australia went on to bat first and like the first T20I, posted a humungous total again – 398 for the loss of 4 wickets. The top 5 batsmen in Australia’s line-up put on a stellar show posting 4 fifties and 1 century among them. Steve Smith led the batting attack with 104 runs, while David Warner (83), Aaron Finch (60), Marnus Labuschagne (70) and Maxwell (63), added with their vital contributions throughout the game.
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In reply, India posted 338, with Virat Kohli leading the way with 89 runs. Vice-captain KL Rahul also scored 76 which was instrumental in India getting past the 300-run mark.
Virat Kohli set the record by reaching 22k runs in 462 innings. Last year in October, Kohli was also the fastest batsman to reach 21,000 runs. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was the previous batsman to hold the record in 493 innings. West Indies batting great Brian Lara (511) and Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting (514) complete the top four list.
