India captain Virat Kohli today became the fastest cricketer to 12,000 ODI runs, breaking a record held by Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli touched the figure in his 242nd innings (251st match). In comparison, it took Tendulkar 300 innings to get there.

Players with 12K ODI runs

Sachin Tendulkar (1989-2012)

18426 runs in 463 matches

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Kumar Sangakkara (2000-2015)

14234 runs in 404 matches

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Ricky Ponting (1995-2012)

13704 runs in 375 matches

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Sanath Jayasuriya (1989-2011)

13430 runs in 445 matches

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Mahela Jayawardene (1998-2015)

12650 runs in 448 matches

Virat Kohli (2008-present)

12040 runs in 251 matches