Fastest 14000 runs in ODI! Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's iconic record during India VS Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy match

Virat Kohli became the third player to score 14,000 or more runs in ODIs on Sunday when India clashed with Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara (14,234) and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) are the only batters with more runs in the format than Kohli.

Virat Kohli, the only active player in the "14,000 club", is also the fastest to reach the unique feat. The 36-year-old Delhi batter surpassed Tendulkar's record of reaching the landmark in 350 innings, by achieving the same in only 287 innings. Sangakkara needed 378 innings to get to the mark.

Virat Kohli needed 15 runs against Pakistan to break his former teammate's record and did so after being summoned to the crease following the dismissal of Rohit Sharma (21 from 15) in the fifth over. He reached the magic number by smashing a boundary through the covers off Haris Rauf in the 13th over of the run chase.

Interestingly, Kohli crossed the 13,0000 mark in the format against Pakistan as well during the 2023 Asia Cup in Colombo.

Earlier in the game, Virat Kohli had gone past former captain Mohammad Azharuddin's record of most catches by any Indian fielder when he took his 157th catch in his 299th ODI. Azharuddin had taken 156 catches in his 334 ODIs for India between 1985-2000.

Kohli already holds the record for scoring most ODI centuries (50 until Sunday's match), having gone past Tendulkar during the 2023 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in Mumbai.

Kohli, who made his debut for India back in 2008 against Sri Lanka, had secured the all-time record for most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup in 2023 when he managed a spectacular 765 runs from 11 matches, comprising three centuries and six half-centuries.