#1 Fastest to 8000 international runs as captain

Virat Kohli has taken his batting to elevated heights ever since he became the captain of the Indian Cricket team. He has taken to captaincy like a moth to a flame, absolutely relentless in his approach when coming out to bat with a singular objective of winning matches for his country all on his own. This attitude helped him in England, and this will help him in the World Cup next year.
This rejuvenated and inspired version of Kohli is also showing in his numbers as he has scored 7877 runs in 112 matches at an average of 67.32 and a healthy clip of 76.65. Only three captains have ever gone past the 8000 runs mark, but Kohli's unquenchable thirst can make him the fastest to that milestone which is currently held by Ricky Ponting.
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