Kohli storms to another ODI record

Virat Kohli has become the fastest man to score 8,000 runs in One-Day International cricket during his side's dominant Champions Trophy semi-final performance over Bangladesh at Edgbaston.

In a stellar batting display, India captain Kohli brought up his 8,000th ODI run in his 175th innings, ticking off the milestone when he reached 88. 

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Kohli's cracking pace ensured he comfortably broke the previous record for the fastest to 8,000 runs of 182 innings, set by South African AB de Villiers against New Zealand in August 2015.

But while the Indian cruised past de Villiers' record, he's unlikely to hold the title for too much longer.

Kohli has previously held or shared the record for the fastest player to 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 ODI runs, only for the prolific Protea Hashim Amla to surpass him on each occasion.

In November 2013, Kohli equalled the great Sir Vivian Richards as the fastest player to 5,000 runs, bringing up the milestone in his 114th career innings. But a little more than a year later, Amla smashed that record by bringing up his 5000th run in just his 101st innings.

It was deja vu in October 2015 when Amla brought up his 6,000th career run in his 123rd innings – ironically against India in Mumbai – again comfortably breaking Kohli's mark of 136 innings set 12 months earlier.

And just last month, Amla shattered Kohli's record as the fastest to 7,000 runs, reaching the milestone in 11 innings fewer than Kohli.

The Proteas star currently has 7186 career runs from 153 innings and has 21 innings to score the 814 runs he needs to reach the 8000 mark ahead of Kohli.

Amla currently holds the record for being the fastest player to the 2,000, 3,000, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 run milestones.

While Amla's career is moving at a faster rate than Kohli's, the Indian star continues to compile a record that could one day match that of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

The 28-year-old has now scored 27 ODI centuries from 175 ODI innings, an average of one every 6.48 innings, compared to Tendulkar's mighty record of 49 centuries from 452 innings, an average of one every 9.22 innings.

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Schedule

1 June – England beat Bangladesh by eight wickets

2 June – New Zealand v Australia, No Result

3 June – Sri Lanka lost to South Africa by 96 runs

4 June – India beat Pakistan by 124 runs

5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, No Result

6 June – England beat New Zealand by 87 runs

7 June – Pakistan beat South Africa by 19 runs (DLS method)

8 June – Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets

9 June – Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets

10 June – England beat Australia by 40 runs (DLS method)

11 June – India beat South Africa by eight wickets

12 June – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets

14 June – First semi-final: England lost to Pakistan by eight wickets

15 June – India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets

18 June – Final: Pakistan v India, The Oval (D)

19 June – Reserve day (D)