Virat Kohli Surpasses Sangakkara, Becomes 2nd Highest Run-Getter in International Cricket

• Virat Kohli has overtaken Kumar Sangakkara to become the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket.
• Kohli achieved this milestone during the first India-New Zealand ODI at BCA Stadium in Vadodara.
• He needed 42 runs to surpass Sangakkara's tally of 28,016 runs and reached it in the 19th over.
• Kohli's current international tally stands at 28,017* runs across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
• Only Sachin Tendulkar, with 34,357 runs, is now ahead of Kohli in the all-time international run-scoring list.

Why It Matters: Virat Kohli is now the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar.