Virat Kohli returned to his best against Pakistan and slammed a brilliant half-century while chasing the target of 242. The right-handed batsman joined Shubman Gill after the fall of the early wicket of Rohit Sharma. Virat, who has broken plenty of records in his long career, equalled Sachin Tendulkar's elite milestone during the contest.

Virat now has the most 50+ scores in ICC ODI events. He shares the top spot with Sachin Tendulkar. Both India legends have 23 fifty+ scores. Virat is the quickest to do so. He has 23 fifty+ scores in 51 innings while Sachin did it in 58 innings. They are followed by Rohit Sharma, who has 18 fifty+ scores in 40 innings.

Virat scored his first 50+ score in an ICC ODI event in the 2009 Champions Trophy. He wasn't part of the original squad and was called up as Yuvraj Singh's replacement. The next time Virat played an ICC event, he slammed a century in the first game of the 2011 World Cup.

Virat has 17 fifty+ scores in 50-over World Cups. He has breached the 50-run mark 6 times in the Champions Trophy. He also played six T20 World Cups before retiring from the shortest format. India won the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Virat Kohli achieved another milestone during the fixture and completed 14000 ODI runs. He broke Sachin's record and became the fastest batsman to complete 14000 ODI runs. Virat made his ODI debut in 2008.

Virat has scored 14035* runs in 299 matches and can breach the 15000-run mark if he plays for another couple of years. Virat has 50 tons and 73 half-centuries. He captained India's ODI team from 2017 to 2021. India did not win an ICC trophy under him.

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