Virat Kohli surpasses Rahul Dravid to become second highest run scorer for India

Nitish September 26, 2022

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Former Indian captain Virat Kohli became the second highest run getter of all time surpassing his gaffer Rahul Dravid.

Cometh the hour cometh the man.

Virat Kohli eclipsed current Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid to become the second-best run-scorer of all time following his 50 against Australia in the third Twenty20 International. The 33-year-old is now the sixth most prolific run-scorer in history, below Sachin, Sangakkara, Ponting, Jayawardene, and Kallis.

How disgust changed Virat

A supposedly next big thing, Virat was first noticed during the under-19 world cup where he led team India to glory. Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him on the cheap in 2008, and he hasn’t left them since. He made his Indian team debut the same year he made his IPL debut. Years after performing fittingly, he was ‘disgusted’ to see himself in the mirror in 2011.

The next day, he altered everything about himself, including his gym routines and nutrition, in order to get into better shape, and the chubby boy vanished. His performances skyrocketed, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Virat Kohli in international cricket.

He has amassed a total of 24,078 runs across all three formats. He has managed 71 centuries (2nd most of all time) and 125 fifties in international cricket. He has the highest average of all the others ahead of him. His consistency has been unreal throughout his cricket. The world really needed a rejuvenated Virat and the break really helped.

Virat Kohli’s runs across all formats (as of26th September 2022)

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	200	50
Test	102	173	10	8074	254	49.53	14499	55.69	27	7	28
ODI	262	253	39	12344	183	57.68	13296	92.84	43	0	64
T20I	107	99	27	3660	122	50.83	2651	138.06	1	0	33
IPL	223	215	32	6624	113	36.2	5129	129.15	5	0	44

It’s no contest for guessing who is the highest run-getter of India.

Can Virat become the highest run-getter of all time?

There’s always a possibility and people have debated that topic. Given his age and experience, scoring 13,800 more runs to become the highest run-getter of all time would require an inhuman effort. He is 13,799 runs behind the G.O.A.T.