Virat Kohli, the star Indian batter, achieved the milestone of 25,000 runs in international cricket the quickest on Sunday.

In 549 international matches across all forms, Kohli accomplished the goal, overtaking the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (34,437), who reached the milestone in 577 innings.

Virat achieved this milestone in front of his home audience at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia.

Virat has participated in 106 Test matches so far, scoring 8,195 runs at an average of 48.77, including 27 tonnes and 28 fifty-pluses. His top performance in the format was a 254*.

Virat has scored 12,809 runs at an average of 57.69 in 271 ODI games. He has 64 half-centuries and 46 tonnes in the format, with a top score of 183.

Moreover, the batter has 4,008 T20I runs scored at an average of 52.73. In the format, he has a century and 37 fifties.

In terms of career runs scored for an international cricket team, Virat Kohli is now ranked at sixth position.