Stats: Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 7000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 7,000 ODI runs after he reached the milestone in his 161st innings in the third ODI against Australia at the MCG. South Africa's AB de Villiers was the previous record holder, as he achieved the milestone in 166 innings.

India's test skipper got to the milestone with a boundary down the leg side off James Faulkner in the 10^th over. After losing the opening two ODIs, India are looking to retain their No.2 spot in the ODI rankings with a win and get them back in the series.

South African skipper achieved his landmark against Australia at Perth in 2014 in 166 innings, beating Sourav Ganguly's record, which had stood since 2001.

The list of top 10 fastest to 7,000 ODI runs features four Indians, including current limited-overs skipper MS Dhoni and India's leading run scorer in ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar. There are also three West Indians in the list, led by Brian Lara, who achieved it in 183 innings.

There are also two South Africans, with the other being Jacques and a solitary Australian in former captain Ricky Ponting, who occupies the 10^th spot.

Here is the complete list of the 10 fastest to 7,000 ODI runs

No.	Player	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Year
1	Virat Kohli (India)	161	Australia	Melbourne	2016
2	AB de Villiers (South Africa)	166	Australia	Perth	2014
3	Sourav Ganguly (India)	174	Kenya	Paarl	2001
4	Brian Lara (West Indies)	183	South Africa	St George's	2001
5	Desmond Haynes (West Indies)	187	India	Adelaide	1991
6	Jacques Kallis (South Africa)	188	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2004
7	Sachin Tendulkar (India)	189	Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	1998
8	Chris Gayle (West Indies)	189	New Zealand	Napier	2009
9	MS Dhoni (India)	189	Pakistan	Chennai	2012
10	Ricky Ponting (Australia)	192	Sri Lanka	Dambulla	2004