Why Virat Kohli is unequivocally the best chaser of all time in ODI cricket

There is now officially no denying that he is better than Sachin Tendulkar.

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Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 11:21 AM

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Virat Kohli became the all-time leading run scorer in ODI second innings chases.
Kohli scored 74 runs from 51 balls against New Zealand to reach 8,741 chase runs.
The milestone surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's previous historic record of 8,720 runs in ODI chases.

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Virat Kohli became the highest all-time run scorer in One Day International second innings during India's victory against New Zealand. Kohli scored 74 runs from 51 deliveries in the chase, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing benchmark to push his career second-innings tally to 8,741 runs.

Cricket365 highlights the achievement as cementing Kohli's reputation as ODI cricket's greatest chaser. Tendulkar ranks second with 8,720 runs, followed by Rohit Sharma with 6,801 runs, Sanath Jayasuriya with 5,742 runs, Jacques Kallis with 5,575 runs, Chris Gayle with 5,559 runs, and Brian Lara with 5,425 runs.

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