Virat Kohli news: Virat Kohli becomes first player to smash 4,000 runs in T20I cricket

Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday became the first player in history to cross the 4,000-run mark in T20I cricket.

India’s star batsman achieved this feat during the second semi-final match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup against England at the Adelaide Oval.

In the match, Virat played a brilliant innings of 50 runs in 40 balls. His innings included four fours and a six. He hit the ball at a strike rate of 125.00.

This was his fourth fifty in the current edition of the tournament. He is currently the highest run-scorer in the tournament so far. He has scored 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66. This also includes his instant-classic knock of 82* against Pakistan in Melbourne.

With this fifty, Virat’s run-tally in T20I cricket has gone up to 4,008 runs in 107 innings from 115 matches at an average of 52.73. He has scored a century and 37 half-centuries with his personal best score of 122*. His strike rate in the shorter format is 137.96.

Other top batsmen in the shortest format are Indian captain Rohit Sharma (3,853), New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (3,531), Pakistan captain Babar Azam (3,323) and Ireland opener Paul Stirling (3,181).

Coming into the match, India posted a score of 168/6 in their 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63 off 33 balls) and Virat Kohli (50) were the stars of the match for India.

Chris Jordan (3/43) was the bowler for England. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid took one wicket each.

Originally published at Pen 18