Virat Kohli fastest to 1000 runs as ODI captain
Virat Kohli took just 17 innings to get to the milestone, ahead of AB de Villiers (18), Kane Williamson (20), Alastair Cook (21) and former India captain Sourav Ganguly (22).
In Short
- Kohli today became the quickest batsman in the world to complete 1,000 runs as captain in ODI
- He reached the landmark in the third ODI against England at the Eden Gardens
- Kohli took just 17 innings to get to the milestone
Virat Kohli today became the quickest batsman in the world to complete 1,000 runs as captain in One-Day Internationals. He reached the landmark in the third ODI against England at the Eden Gardens. (Scorecard)
Kohli took just 17 innings to get to the milestone, ahead of AB de Villiers (18), Kane Williamson (20), Alastair Cook (21) and former India captain Sourav Ganguly (22). (How it happened)
Kohli took over from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's limited-overs captain earlier this month, becoming the skipper in all three formats of the game.
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Dhoni relinquished the limited-overs captaincy on January 4 after nine trophy-laden years, which included two World Cups and a Champions Trophy.
India are already the world's top-ranked Test side, second in the shortest Twenty20 format and third in the 50-over version of the game.
| Inns | Player | For | Year | Avg | 100s | 50s |
| 17 | Virat Kohli | Ind | 2017 | 69.00 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | AB de Villiers | SA | 2013 | 100.00 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 2016 | 55.56 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Alastair Cook | Eng | 2012 | 55.56 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | Sourav Ganguly | Ind | 2000 | 58.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Chris Gayle | WI | 2009 | 55.56 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Eoin Morgan | Eng | 2015 | 50.00 | 3 | 7 |
Stats by Rajneesh Gupta.