IND vs ENG ODI: Sachin Tendulkar’s mega-record is in trouble! Virat Kohli will create a new history by scoring 203 runs in the England series.

The 3-match One Day International (ODI) series between India and England starting from July 14 is going to reach a new level of excitement. Leaving behind the bitter memories of the T20 series, when the Indian team will take the field under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, all eyes will be on veteran batsman Virat Kohli.

During this series, Virat Kohli will have a golden opportunity to break a historic world record of the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, known as the ‘God of Cricket’, which has remained unbroken for the last 19 years. Virat Kohli will register his name in golden letters in the pages of history as soon as he scores just 203 runs in this series.

This historic world record of Sachin is on the target of Virat Kohli

As soon as Virat Kohli completes 203 runs in this series against England, he will become the first batsman in the world to score the fastest 15,000 runs in One Day International cricket.

• Sachin Tendulkar’s record: So far in the history of ODI cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman who has touched the figure of 15,000 or more runs. Sachin had achieved this position in 377 innings.

• King Kohli’s speed: Virat Kohli currently has 14,797 runs in his name in 299 ODI innings. That means, if he scores 203 runs in the upcoming matches against England, he will create this record more than 70 innings before Sachin Tendulkar (in approximately 302 innings).

Virat Kohli will become the second batsman not only from India but also from the world to join the club of scoring 15 thousand runs in ODI cricket.

Complete schedule of India vs England ODI series

Museum of Records: Indian legends on top in world cricket

If we look at these all-time statistics of ODI and International cricket, it becomes clear how strong is the dominance of Indian players in the list of great batsmen of the world:

Top 5 batsmen who scored most runs in ODI cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India): 463 matches, 18,426 runs

2. Virat Kohli (India): 295+ matches, 14,797 runs

3. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 404 match, 14,234 runs

4. Ricky Ponting (Australia): 375 match 13,704 runs

5. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 445 matches, 13,430 runs

Top 5 batsmen who scored most centuries in ODI cricket

1. Virat Kohli (India): 54 centuries (77 half centuries)

2. Sachin Tendulkar (India): 49 centuries

3. Rohit Sharma (India): 33 centuries

4. Ricky Ponting (Australia): 30 centuries

5. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 28 centuries

Most runs in overall international cricket (Test+ODI+T20)

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India): 34,357 runs

2. Virat Kohli (India): 28,215 runs

3. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 28,016 runs

4. Ricky Ponting (Australia): 27,483 runs

5. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka): 25,957 runs

Most centuries in international cricket history

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India): 100 centuries

2. Virat Kohli (India): 85 centuries

3. Ricky Ponting (Australia): 71 centuries

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 63 centuries

5. Jacques Kallis (South Africa): 62 centuries

Looking at Virat Kohli’s current form and his unmatched record of 54 ODI centuries, scoring 203 runs on the bouncy pitches of England does not seem like a very difficult task. The eyes of cricket fans all over the world are fixed on the Birmingham ODI starting tomorrow, where history can be created.