India vs Australia: Virat Kohli becomes quickest to 9000 runs as captain

Virat Kohli is only the sixth captain to score 9000 runs in International cricket and he is the fastest to get there – in 159 innings.

Virat Kohli bats during the second one-day international cricket match between India and Australia in Nagpur. (Photo | AP) 

Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 9000 runs as captain in international cricket during the second ODI against Australia at Nagpur. Kohli also got to his fortieth century during the innings.

Kohli is only the sixth captain to score 9000 runs in international cricket and got there in just 159 innings.

No other captain has even scored 7000 international runs as captain in 159 innings. West Indies' Brian Lara is the closest, having reached 7000 runs in 164 innings. 

With the milestone, Kohli is now the quickest to reach 

• 4000 Runs
• 5000 Runs
• 6000 Runs
• 7000 Runs
• 8000 Runs
• 9000 Runs

in international cricket as a captain.

India won the first match of the series at Hyderabad by six wickets. This is India's last ODI series before the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.