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Virat Kohli becoming the fastest to 10000 runs in ODIs

Virat Kohli: The insane history maker

There is no list in Indian cricket that doesn't feature Virat Kohli in recent times. When he comes in to bat, statisticians and analysts have their work cut out as he keeps breaking records at the speed of light. Some of his feats seem unreal and many have even gone on to say that he is an alien who has descended from a different planet.

When India started the ongoing ODI series against West Indies, Virat had 9779 runs and still needed 221 to break the 10000 runs barrier. In the first ODI, West Indies batted well and set a stiff target of 323 to chase. The hosts lost Dhawan early and Kohli started to consolidate the innings with Rohit Sharma.

Virat was aggressive right from the start and brought up his 50 in 34 balls. He was on a rampage and completed his 100 from 88 balls. He eventually finished with 140 from 107 balls and also became the fastest to score 36 ODI hundreds.

The next game was at Vizag, a ground where Kohli has a great record synonymous to his record in Adelaide Oval. India, batting first, lost both the openers within 10 overs. Kohli built the innings with caution, running the singles hard and scoring the occasional boundary.

The historic moment came when he drove the ball to long-on and took a single. Virat was on 81 and he had completed 10000 runs in a mere 205 innings, 54 innings faster than the next best which is Tendulkar himself. He completed his 37th ODI hundred and became the only batsman to score 3 successive hundreds against 2 different oppositions.

Even though the match ended in a tie, Virat's 157 gave India many reasons to smile. This record of his, set Twitteratti's on a frenzy and tweets started pouring in from all quarters. Michael Vaughan summed it up best, he hailed Kohli as GOAT.