Fakhar Zaman broke the record of Virat Kohli; here's the list of players who completed fastest 1000 runs in an ODIs
Fakhar Zaman broke the record of Virat Kohli; here's the list of players who completed fastest 1000 runs in an ODIs
23 July 2018, 17:15 IST

Fakhar Zaman broke the record of Virat Kohli; here's the list of players who completed fastest 1000 runs in an ODIs

The Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman's dream comes true as he became the first Pakistan batsman to hit a double century in ODIs. He also achieved the feat of scoring 1000 runs in an ODIs format. He took only 18 innings to do this.

Fakhar Zaman broke the record of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan when he completed 1000 runs in ODIs. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan took 24 innings to achieve the feat.

Here's the list of player's who completed 1000 runs:

Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq broke the all-time opening partnership (304 runs) in ODIs history during the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

The 28-year old Fakhar Zaman also surpassed Saeed Anwar’s record for the highest individual score (194) for Pakistan.

Before Zaman, Saeed Anwar held the record of most runs in an inning when he scored 194 runs against India in 1997. The left-hander batsman Fakhar Zaman ended his innings unbeaten on 210 off just 156 balls.

Indian hitman Rohit Sharma holds the world record for the highest individual score (264*).

Rohit Sharma had more feather's to his glittering cap with three double tons so far in ODIs while master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to get to the mark.

Pakistan squad manage to score 399 runs on the board with 8 wickets down. It is also the highest score the team has ever made in ODI cricket.

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