Virat Kohli is a run-machine that refuses to halt.<\/p>\n
The modern-day Indian talisman surpassed another Indian great to continue his record-breaking run in a hallowed career.<\/p>\n
Kohli however failed to match Sachin’s record of most ODI centuries (49) by 12 runs and that is something that will keep fans hooked as India move into the semi-finals after thumping Sri Lanka by 302 runs<\/strong> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Among the many records on Thursday, Kohli surpassed 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs — breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record for scoring 1000-plus ODI runs in a calendar year most times.<\/p>\n In his decorated career, Kohli crossed the 1000-run mark for the eighth time — he has previously breached the mark from 2011-14 and 2017-19.<\/p>\n Tendulkar crossed the four-digit mark in a single year in the ODI format seven times in 1994, 1996-98, 2000, 2003 and 2007.<\/p>\n Kohli’s knock of 88 (94) was his 10th 50-plus score in the ODI format this year second only to Shubman Gill who leads the charts with twelve 50-plus ODI scores in 2023.<\/p>\n Kohli’s game-changing knock against the Lions also brought up his 118th 50-plus score in the ODI format.<\/p>\n Kohli and Gill’s 189-run stand was India’s second-highest partnership against Sri Lanka in World Cups. The first spot still belongs to Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly’s sensational partnership of 318 runs at Taunton in 1999.<\/p>\n