Former India cricket team captain Kohli becomes first batter to amass 4000-run landmark in T20I

ADELAIDE: India's veteran batter Virat Kohli added another feather to his cap as he became the first batter to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals, here on Thursday. Kohli needed 42 runs to complete 4,000 runs before heading into the all-important game against England. Meanwhile, his half-century – 37th overall and fourth of the mega event – powered him to script himself into the record books.

With this half-century, Virat's run-tally in T20I cricket has gone to 4,008 runs in 115 matches across 107 innings at an average of 52.73. One century and 37 half-centuries have come out of his bat, with the best individual score of 122 n.o. His strike rate in the shorter format is 137.96. Agencies

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