IND vs NZ: Virat fastest to 9000 ODI runs, scores 32nd century
Kohli got to the landmark in the 37th over when he guided one off Grandhomme towards the third man for a four. He went on to score his 32nd ODI century off 96 balls and eventually got out on 113. His 106-ball knock was studded with nine fours and a six.
Virat Kohli became the sixth Indian to complete 9000 ODI runs during the series-deciding third game against New Zealand on Sunday.
9,000 ODI runs for @imVkohli! ???? He's the fastest player to reach the milestone! Congratulations! #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/6tbKtNwDO2
— ICC (@ICC) October 29, 2017
Kohli got to the landmark in the 37th over when he guided one off Grandhomme towards the third man for a four. He went on to score his 32nd ODI century off 96 balls and eventually got out on 113. His 106-ball knock was studded with nine fours and a six.
The KING reaffirms his dominance - 2nd hundred of the #INDvNZ series. @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/TJZ3cQxXVb
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 29, 2017
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had reached the milestone last year while other Indians who have done so are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin.
Terrific effort, @imVkohli! Congratulations on your century and on becoming the fastest to reach to 9K runs. Wish you many more. #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/QrUEFQYhaY
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) October 29, 2017
Overall, Kohli, who played his 202nd match and 194th innings on Sunday, has become the 19th batsman to breach the 9000-run mark, making him the fastest to get there.
Earlier in the series, the Indian captain had surpassed Australian great Ricky Ponting on the list of most ODI hundreds with his 31st ton. Tendulkar tops the list with 49 hundred and he is also the leading run-getter in the format.