Thiruvananthapuram: (RightNow) Indian cricketer Virat Kohli achieved a significant milestone against the West Indies in the first ODI. Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 runs, breaking two records held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli made 139 runs off 88 balls, hitting 10 fours and 9 sixes. During this innings, he became the first batter to complete 7 thousand ODI runs in India.

Kohli surpassed Tendulkar’s record of 6976 runs by scoring 7006 runs. Additionally, he became the second batter to reach 15 thousand runs in ODI cricket.

Kohli achieved the 15 thousand runs milestone in 303 innings, while Sachin did it in 377 innings. Kohli also equaled Tendulkar’s record of 60 centuries in List A cricket.

It is noteworthy that Kohli’s performance has placed him among the significant batters in cricket history, elevating his stature further.