Virat Kohli achieved a historic milestone by becoming the second male cricketer to score 15,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar. This remarkable feat was accomplished during India's opening ODI against the West Indies.

Virat Kohli achieved a historic milestone by becoming the second male cricketer to score 15,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar. This remarkable feat was accomplished during India's opening ODI against the West Indies.

Virat Kohli achieved a historic milestone by becoming the second male cricketer to score 15,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar. This remarkable feat was accomplished during India's opening ODI against the West Indies.

Securing a place in the exclusive club alongside Sachin Tendulkar, batting maestro Virat Kohli created history by completing 15,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket.

With this feat, he has become the second batter in men's ODI history to achieve the landmark after Tendulkar.

Kohli entered the match needing 59 runs to reach the landmark after accumulating 14,941 ODI runs in 314 matches during India's first ODI against West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sachin Tendulkar remains the leading run-scorer in men's ODI cricket with 18,426 runs. Kohli has been the second-highest run-scorer in the ODI format ever since he went past former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara in October 2025, who scored 14,243 runs in 50-over cricket and remains the third-highest-ever scorer. At the fourth spot in the list is former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who made 13,704 runs in 375 ODIs, followed by former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya at the fifth position with 13,430 runs in 448 matches.

Meanwhile, West Indies rode on Justin Greaves' century (101) and fifties from John Campbell and Amir Jangoo to post a competitive 295 for seven against India in the opening ODI. India skipper Shubman Gill had opted to bowl against the West Indies in the series.

Before the match started, West Indies skipper Shai Hope conceded that playing against India at the latter's backyard is a massive challenge but urged his players to "embrace" the hard task. "Playing India in their backyard is always a challenge. It's one that we definitely need to grasp and embrace. It's a great indicator for us to see where we are as a team," Hope said in the pre-match press conference.

(With PTI inputs)

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