IND vs BAN: Virat Kohli follows Sachin Tendulkar in elite international record

Senior India batter Virat Kohli completed 12,000 runs in international cricket at home. Kohli became the second player, only behind Sachin Tendulkar to achieve this feat.

In Short

• Virat Kohli returned to red-ball cricket after skipping England series
• Kohli, during the Chennai Test reached an elite feat
• Kohli completed 12,000 runs in international cricket at home

Senior India batter Virat Kohli completed 12,000 runs at home. While batting against Bangladesh on Day 2 of the 1st Test in Chennai. Kohli became only the second player to achieve this feat, only behind the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. The former India captain reached his feat while batting in the second innings of the match.

Kohli, who recently retired from the T20I format reached this feat on his 219th match for the Indian cricket team. Kohli's 12,000+ runs have come at an average of 58.84 and includes 38 hundreds and 59 fifties. In comparison, Sachin Tendulkar retired with 14,192 runs to his name from 258 matches at an average of 50.32. Sachin had 42 hundreds and 70 fifties to his name in Indian conditions.

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