Virat Kohli has gone past Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest batter ever to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket. This milestone came during Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 match against Andhra Pradesh in Bengaluru
Key Highlights
Fastest to 16,000 List A runs — Kohli reached this milestone in just 330 innings, 61 innings fewer than Sachin Tendulkar, who took 391 innings to get there.
Match context: The record came while playing for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, marking his return to the domestic 50-over competition after about 15 years.
Century in the match: Kohli scored a big hundred in the same game, anchoring Delhi’s chase against Andhra.
Elite company: He’s now the ninth player worldwide to register over 16,000 runs in List A cricket: joining legends like Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Sir Vivian Richards. This achievement adds another chapter to Kohli’s already extraordinary career and further underlines his consistency and dominance in the one-day format across both international and domestic cricket.