Virat Kohli scored his 14000th run in India's group A clash against Arch-Rivals Pakistan en- route to his 82nd International ton & 51st ODI ton. The star Indian maestro also surpassed the Australian batter Ricky Ponting in the elite list. Who are the top runs in the ODI format let's have a look.
The 'God Of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar has amassed 18426 runs to become the highest run-scorer in the format with a highest score of 200 not out against South Africa. Sachin played 463 ODI games for India at an average of 44.83.
Veteran Sri Lankan left-handed opener Kumar Sangakkara follows suit with 14,234 Runs in 404 matches at an average of nearly 42 with the highest score being 169. Sangakkara in his prime was the backbone of the Sri Lankan batting lineup along with Mahela Jayawardene.
Modern Day legend Virat Kohli is the latest entrant into this list. Kohli scored his 82nd International hundred 51st ODI ton against Pakistan meanwhile he also scored his 14000th run. Kohli achieved this feat in just 299 ODI matches.
Ricky Ponting, Australia's batting maestro has amassed 13000 runs coming fourth on the list. Ricky played a pivotal role at number 3 for the Kangaroos in laying down the foundation for the remaining Aussie batting lineup.
Another Sri Lankan legend the veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya has accumulated 13K runs in ODI Cricket displaying his wide range of shots across the playing area, Sanath played a crucial role in laying down the platform for Sri Lanka.
Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average |
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SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 |
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 |
V Kohli (IND) | 2008-2025 | 299 | 287 | 14085 | 183 | 58.2 |
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 |
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 |
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) | 1998-2015 | 448 | 418 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/PAK) | 1991-2007 | 378 | 350 | 11739 | 137* | 39.52 |
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2014 | 328 | 314 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 |
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND) | 1992-2007 | 311 | 300 | 11363 | 183 | 41.02 |
RG Sharma (IND) | 2007-2025 | 270 | 262 | 11049 | 264 | 48.88 |