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Virat Kohli, the greatest batsman of the modern era of Indian cricket, is once again ready to inscribe his name in golden letters in the books of cricket. The first match of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series between India and West Indies will be played on Sunday, September 27 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This match is not just the beginning of a bilateral series, but is going to witness a historical record for which cricket fans around the world are waiting with bated breath. Indian run machine Virat Kohli is just 59 runs away from completing 15,000 runs in ODI cricket history.
Virat Kohli, who has been in great form since the Champions Trophy, has once again proved that no matter his age, his hunger for runs at the crease never diminishes. Whenever Virat takes the field holding the bat against the West Indies bowlers, it is considered certain that there will be rain of fours and sixes on the field. Cricket fans in the beautiful greenfield stadium located amidst the lush green valleys of Thiruvananthapuram are hoping that when King Kohli walks on the 22-yard strip on Sunday afternoon, he will cross this milestone and strengthen his dominance over world cricket.
Sanyog also writes very interesting stories in the world of cricket. Exactly eight years ago i.e. on 24 October 2018, Virat Kohli had completed his 10,000 runs in ODI cricket on the grounds of Visakhapatnam, and on that day too, the opposing team was none other than the Caribbean team West Indies. In that historic match, Virat had surprised the cricket world by achieving this milestone in the 205th innings of just the 213th match. He became the first batsman in the world to reach the fastest pace of 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Today, after eight years, the wheel of time has once again turned to the same point. Now the same West Indies team is standing in front of the great record of 15,000 ODI runs. This rare coincidence is being seen for the first time in the history of cricket that a batsman has scripted the completion of both his historic milestones of 10 thousand and 15 thousand against the same country. Cricket analysts are considering this amazing coincidence as written by destiny and the spectators in Thiruvananthapuram have already packed houses from the stadium ticket counter to online booking to witness this historic moment.
In the more than 55-year-long history of One Day International cricket, till now only one batsman has managed to touch this magical figure of 15,000 runs, and that is Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket. Sachin has scored 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches in his illustrious career, which is still a world record. Sachin Tendulkar crossed the 15,000-run mark in his 377th innings of his 387th ODI match.
Now Virat Kohli is standing on the verge of destroying this record completely. Virat has scored 14,941 runs in 302 innings of 314 matches played so far. If Kohli scores the remaining 59 runs in Thiruvananthapuram, he will achieve the feat in his 303rd innings itself. This simply means that Virat will reach this milestone about 74 innings before Sachin Tendulkar. This record of Virat Kohli, who has scored 54 centuries and 79 half-centuries in ODI cricket, will prove to be almost impossible to break for many generations to come.
Virat Kohli’s statistics against West Indies are enough to give any bowler sleepless nights. King Kohli has scored 2,261 runs in 41 innings of 43 matches played so far against the Caribbean team, in which his average has been more than 65. He has scored 9 brilliant centuries against West Indies. Whenever the West Indies team comes in front, Kohli’s bat sings in a different rhythm.
This series is also very emotional and important in this sense because Virat Kohli, who has already said goodbye to Test and T20 international cricket, has formally made it clear before this series that the 2027 ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa will be the last World Cup of his international career. In this biggest format of white ball, now the fans are cherishing each of their matches like a farewell. This dedication of Kohli, who is moving towards his final mission, shows that he wants to leave the field only after making Indian cricket the world champion.
This great match between India and West Indies will start at exactly 2:00 pm on September 27 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, while the toss will be held at 1:30 pm. Greenfield pitches have historically been considered favorable for batsmen, although the new ball may provide some swing to the fast bowlers in the initial overs. As the match progresses, with the sunshine shining, this wicket will be completely transformed into a batting paradise, creating an ideal platform for Virat Kohli to complete 15,000 runs.
This exciting match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network (Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports Hindi) in different Indian languages. For those viewers who want to enjoy the match on their mobile, laptop or smart TV, digital live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website. Sports lovers across the country will not want to miss this match, because this match is once again going to write a new golden page in the glorious history of Indian cricket.