Virat Kohli becomes second-highest run-scorer in international cricket

Indian batting great surpasses Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara with 28,068 runs across all formats but trails compatriot Sachin Tendulkar.

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India’s Virat Kohli has become the second-highest scorer across all formats of international cricket after his match-winning knock of 93 in the first one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand.

Kohli went past Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) on Sunday to move into second in the list of leading run-scorers in the international game, behind fellow Indian Sachin Tendulkar (34,357).