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Most Runs in ODIs: Virat Kohli Displaces Kumar Sangakkara to Rise to Second in List

Kohli scored 14,255 ODI runs with an average of 57.71 and 51 centuries, surpassing Sangakkara and trailing only Tendulkar, reflecting his exceptional consistency.

  • In the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Kohli scored an unbeaten 74, reaching 2,292 runs from 305 innings to surpass Kumar Sangakkara as the second-highest ODI run-scorer.
  • In 305 matches, Kohli has a strike rate of 93 and an average of nearly 58, and he is the only batter with more than 50 centuries, two more than Sachin Tendulkar.
  • Following them, Kumar Sangakkara recorded 463 matches and scored 14,234 runs, according to the ODI all-time run list.
  • With his Sydney effort, Kohli also broke Tendulkar's record for most white-ball runs in international cricket, and at 39 years old he now trails only Sachin Tendulkar on the ODI list.
  • Kohli, who debuted in ODIs in 2008, is the only top 10 ODI run-scorer with an average of 50 or higher and is widely called the `Chase Master`.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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