Kohli fastest to 5000,6000 and 7000 runs

[Trundler27]

This is a ridiculous achievement by Kohli... Congrats to him! 5k runs in just 114 international odi innings is insane. Having seen Kohli's entire career to date I now realize what a legend batsman Viv Richards was during his era where playing ODI cricket was much tougher. :hatsoff: to both

[fineleg]

Well done VK :thumbs_up: Viv Richards is a master ODI smasher, so this is a proud feat ODI game is diff now than in 80s

[KFC_Zinger]

Imagine what a player viv must have been

[express bowling]

:hatsoff:

[cricketman]

Interesting stat - Virat Kohli in the last 12 months: Matches batting first, 12 innings, 344 runs, 1 century at an average of 29 Matches Fielding first, 18 innings, 755 runs, 3 centuries at 86.11

[vvvslaxman]

Interesting stat - Virat Kohli in the last 12 months: Matches batting first, 12 innings, 344 runs, 1 century at an average of 29 Matches Fielding first, 18 innings, 755 runs, 3 centuries at 86.11

All teams would love to have a killer chaser like him. You can always find guys who can set it up in the first innings.

[Yoda-esque]

Interesting stat - Virat Kohli in the last 12 months: Matches batting first, 12 innings, 344 runs, 1 century at an average of 29 Matches Fielding first, 18 innings, 755 runs, 3 centuries at 86.11

Wow that's a telling stat indeed

[Laaloo]

So all the pitchers must have been bowler friendly when India were put into bat. And Kohli averages that much because of flat pitches, substandard bowlers, substandard umpires, substandard fielders, and substandard crowds oh and dew. He will always struggle with a vociferous crowd like Mumbai. Next series in England should be fun.

[randomGuy]

Interesting stat - Virat Kohli in the last 12 months: Matches batting first, 12 innings, 344 runs, 1 century at an average of 29 Matches Fielding first, 18 innings, 755 runs, 3 centuries at 86.11

give him an arbitrary target score to chase even while batting 1st.:cantstop:

[vvvslaxman]

But for ROhit sharma he would have reached sooner :hitler: That run out

[ganeshran]

But for ROhit sharma he would have reached sooner :hitler: That run out

Rohit scored a double century in that match. Can't complain a lot now, can we ? :giggle:

[vvvslaxman]

Rohit scored a double century in that match. Can't complain a lot now' date=' can we ? :giggle:[/quote'] He stole Kohli's 200!!

[sscomp32]

Interesting stat - Virat Kohli in the last 12 months: Matches batting first, 12 innings, 344 runs, 1 century at an average of 29 Matches Fielding first, 18 innings, 755 runs, 3 centuries at 86.11

Wow thats a great STAT. :hatsoff:

[Temujin Khaghan]

kohli :hatsoff: richards

[GoldenSun]

Kohli is one of the clutchest Indian players when it comes to chases. A lot of teams wish they had him in ODI's :hatsoff:. He has that hunger to score runs.

[fineleg]

Talking abt Viv, I am still thinking how this was possible... S/R in 1970s and 1980s even in ODIs must have been quite low?? And no batting powerplay and free-hits and 4 fielders in deep only restrictions. How many bowling powerplays in 1970s/80s? Were there 10? (of which Greenidge and Haynes took most?) Tremendous that this guy scored 5000 in so few innings! Stark diff between Viv and rest of ODI players of that era. Who was second fastest 5000 in the 70s/80s timeframe??

[GoldenSun]

Talking abt Viv, I am still thinking how this was possible... S/R in 1970s and 1980s even in ODIs must have been quite low?? And no batting powerplay and free-hits and 4 fielders in deep only restrictions. How many bowling powerplays in 1970s/80s? Were there 10? (of which Greenidge and Haynes took most?) How did this guy score 5000 in so few innings? Stark diff between Viv and rest of ODI players of that era? Who was second fastest 5000 in the 70s/80s timeframe??

It further magnifies just how frighteningly good Viv Richards was. :hatsoff:

[Sidhoni]

:hatsoff:

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/632180.html Viv had to say this earlier this year.. :) Dead on!!

[coffee_rules]

Viv had to bat against pretty bad bowlers in ODIs who had no clue how to bowl in ODIs as it pretty new for everybody. Also, he played a lot of 60 overs ODIs initially.