IND Vs SA: Whenever the name of record will be taken in India cricket, the first name will come of Sachin Tendulkar. There are some such records in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, which are not even close to any player. In the ODI series played with South Africa, one such record of Sachin is close to being broken, close to which Virat Kohli has reached. With Virat Kohli scoring 9 runs in this match to be played in Paarl, one more achievement will be added.
Actually, Virat Kohli has resigned from the captaincy of Test cricket. Now Virat will be seen playing in the team as a batsman. Virat Kohli will currently play the ODI series in South Africa. Kohli will become the highest run-scorer on foreign soil for Team India in One Day Internationals as soon as Kohli makes his ninth run in the first one-day match played in Paarl. At present, this achievement is in the name of the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin scored a total of 5065 runs in 147 matches.
Playing for Team India, Virat Kohli has scored 5057 runs in a total of 107 matches on foreign soil. In this case, former captain MS Dhoni is at number three, who scored 4520 runs in 145 ODIs.
Team India’s top-5 batsmen on foreign soil
Sachin Tendulkar – 147 matches, 5065 runs
Virat Kohli – 107 matches, 5057 runs
MS Dhoni – 145 matches, 4520 runs
Rahul Dravid – 117 matches, 3998 runs
Sourav Ganguly – 100 matches, 3468 runs
first published:Jan. 18, 2022, 5:33 p.m.
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