VIRAT KOHLI ENTERED THE 8K CLUB WITH HIS HISTORIC 100 TH TEST
(The Quiver) : Former India captain Virat Kohli achieved another milestone during Day 1 of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka. Playing his 100th Test match, Kohli completed 8000 runs in Test cricket and becomes the 6th Indian batter to achieve the feat. On the 39th over of the innings, Kohli guided the ball towards point to take a single and enter the 8k club. The batting maestro took 169 innings to breach the mark.
With this he became the fifth-fastest Indian to score 8000 runs. Batting great Sachin Tendulkar tops the list as he achieved the feat in 154 innings, followed by current India head coach Rahul Dravid -157 innings.
Indians who scored 8000 runs
154 Sachin Tendulkar
157 Rahul Dravid
160 Virender Sehwag
166 Sunil Gavaskar
169 Virat Kohli
201 VVS Laxman
Kohli is regarded as one of the finest batters of the modern era, has become the 12th Indian cricketer to play in 100 Tests.
The 33-year-old Kohli became the 12th Indian cricketer after Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma to play 100 Tests. Kohli has so far amassed 7,962 runs in 99 Tests at an average of 50.39 with 27 tons to his name.
