Virat Kohli reaches 16,000 L A runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi after 15 years | Cricket News
Virat Kohli notched yet up another landmark in his beloved 50-over format in his comeback game for Delhi against Andhra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence facility in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Kohli recorded a major milestone with his first run of the 299-run chase , completing 16,000 L A runs in his 343-match 50-over career. Kohli became only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and the ninth man overall to complete 16,000 runs in the format, with his 57.34 ranking the highest among all batters in the bracket.
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Approaching 20 years into his L A career, Kohli had made his debut in the format in February 2006 for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy One-Day tournament at the Feroz Shah Kotla. He did not bat in that game.
16,000
L A Runs | 2nd Indian, 9th Overall | Highest Average (57.34)
Runs Dribution Across Teams
India (ODIs)
HS 183 | Ave 58.46 | 53 hundreds, 76 fifties
Delhi
HS 112 | Ave 60.66 | 4 hundreds, 4 fifties
North Zone
HS 79* | Ave 46.83 | 3 fifties
India Red
HS 40 | Ave 19.00
India Blue
HS 35* | Ave 31.00
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Kohli has since appeared in 16 more matches for Delhi in the 50-over circuit, racking up 910 runs at an average of 60.66 with four centuries and as many fifties. Kohli last appeared in the Vijay Hazare Trophy during the 2010-11 season where he was captain of the side. Kohli later represented Delhi in the 50-over NKP Salve Challenger Trophy in 2013-14 when the side lost in the final to India Blue.
Still behind Tendulkar
Kohli had recently extended his dominance in the ODI format during the three-match South Africa series, racking up two hundreds in succession to take his centuries tally to a whopping 53, four ahead of Tendulkar. However, he remains still three short of Tendulkar’s century tally in overall L-A cricket with the Mumbai batting legend leading the charts with 60 hundreds to Kohli’s 57, while amassing 21,999 runs in his career.
20 Years
From 2006 Debut to 16,000 L A Runs
Career Milestones
February 2006
L A Debut for Delhi
Ranji Trophy One-Day at Feroz Shah Kotla (did not bat)
2010-11
Last Vijay Hazare Trophy Appearance
Captained Delhi before 11-year gap
2013-14
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
Delhi lost final to India Blue
2025
Vijay Hazare Trophy Return
Comeback game vs Andhra – 16,000 runs milestone
2025 Highlight
Highest ODI Run-Scorer for India
651 runs, one ahead of Rohit Sharma (650)
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Kohli also finished the year as the highest ODI run-scorer for India (651), one run ahead of Rohit Sharma (65.00).
Most L A runs
Player
Span
Inns
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Graham Gooch
1973-1997
601
22211
198*
40.16
44
139
Graeme Hick
1983-2008
630
22059
172*
41.3
40
139
Sachin Tendulkar
1989-2012
538
21999
200*
45.54
60
114
Kumar Sangakkara
1997-2020
501
19456
169
43.52
39
120
Viv Richards
1973-1993
466
16995
189*
41.96
26
109
Ricky Ponting
1992-2013
445
16363
164
41.74
34
99
Gordon Greenidge
1970-1992
436
16349
186*
40.56
33
94
Sanath Jayasuriya
1989-2011
542
16128
189
31.19
31
82
Virat Kohli
2006-2025
330
16000*
183
57.34
57
84
