12 International run-getters Virat Kohli surpassed in 2018

King Kohli has once again asserted his dominance in the world of cricket. After scoring 2818 runs in 2017, Kohli continued his great form even in 2018 and accumulated 2735 more. This year, he is the highest runscorer in both Tests and One-Day Internationals with 1322 and 1202 runs respectively. The Indian skipper went onto to score 11 centuries and 9 half-centuries in 47 innings.

At the start of the year, with 16254 runs in international cricket, Virat Kohli was 24th on the list of all-time run-getter. By accumulating runs at an average of 68.37, Virat leap-frogged as many as 12 international cricketers in one calendar year. Virat Kohli currently has 18989 runs to his name and needs just 11 runs to become the fastest cricketer to score 19000 international runs.

While Virat Kohli stands eleventh on the list of all-time run-scorers, let us take a look at the twelve batsmen that he surpassed in 2018.

Virat Kohli's batting figures:

Test - Matches: 76, Runs: 6590, Average: 54.01, 50s: 20, 100s: 25

ODI - Matches: 216, Runs: 10232, Average: 59.83, 50s: 48, 100s: 38

T20I - Matches: 65, Runs: 2167, Average: 49.25, 50s: 19, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 398, Runs: 18989, Average: 56.34, 50s: 87, 100s: 63

#12 Mark Waugh (Australia) - 16529 runs

Mark Waugh was one of the most elegant and gifted batsmen that the world of cricket has ever seen. At the start of his career, the younger Waugh brother was a handy medium pace bowler but later changed to off-spin due to his back injuries.

Mark Waugh made his debut for Australia in ODIs in 1988 as an all-rounder. He went onto become the leading run-scorer for Australia in the format. By scoring three centuries at the 1996 World Cup, he became the first cricketer to achieve this feat. He also played a crucial role in Australia victory in the 1999 World Cup, he was the leading run-scorer for the Kangaroos in that tournament,

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 128, Runs: 8024, Average: 41.81, 50s: 47, 100s: 20

ODI - Matches: 244, Runs: 8500, Average: 39.35, 50s: 50, 100s: 18

Overall - Innings: 445, Runs: 16529, Average: 40.51, 50s: 97, 100s: 38

#11 Micheal Clarke (Australia) - 17236 runs

Micheal Clarke, who first made his debut for Australia in 2003, went onto become the captain of the Australian team in 2011. Clarke, who was part of Australia's golden era was key to see off the troughs that followed it. He led Australia to their fifth World Cup title in 2015 and also helped Australia take back the No.1 ranking in Tests.

While Clarke's average in Test matches is close to 50, he scores at a healthy average of 44.58 even in the ODIs. The peak of his career came in 2012 when he scored 1595 runs in 11 Tests during the calendar year.

At the start of the year, he scored an unbeaten 329 against India at Sydney which he followed it up with a double century at the Melbourne cricket ground. Later in the year, he scored back-to-back double centuries against Australia, which helped him end the year with an insane of Test average of 106.33 during 2012.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 115, Runs: 8643, Average: 49.10, 50s: 27, 100s: 28

ODI - Matches: 245, Runs: 7981, Average: 44.58, 50s: 58, 100s: 8

T20I - Matches: 34, Runs: 488, Average: 21.21, 50s: 1, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 449, Runs: 17236, Average: 42.34, 50s: 86, 100s: 36

#10 Graeme Smith (South Africa) - 17236 runs

After playing just 8 Test matches and 22 One-Day Internationals, Graeme Smith was made the captain of the South African side. At the age of 22 years and 82 days, Smith captained the side for the first time and became the youngest South African captain.

In his just his 3rd and 4th Tests as the South African captain, and his 11th and 12th matches as a player, Smith scored double centuries against England - 277 at Edgbaston and 259 at Lords. He never looked back since then and remained the captain of South African Test side till his retirement in 2014. During his tenure as the captain of the side, he helped Proteas become the No.1 Test side in the World.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 117, Runs: 9265, Average: 48.25, 50s: 38, 100s: 24

ODI - Matches: 197, Runs: 6989, Average: 37.98, 50s: 47, 100s: 10

T20I - Matches: 33, Runs: 982, Average: 31.67, 50s: 5, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 432, Runs: 17236, Average: 42.34, 50s: 90, 100s: 37

#9 Virender Sehwag (India) - 17253 runs

Even with minimal footwork, the Nawab of Najafgarh has achieved greatness in international cricket, thanks to his exemplary hand-eye coordination. While fiery batsman from Delhi was expected to wreak havoc in limited overs cricket, no one expected Virender Sehwag to achieve so much success in Test cricket. He piled Test runs at a massive pace and even went onto to become the No.1 ranked Test batsman in the world.

Sehwag's fearless was at the display when he became the first Indian to a triple century. Batting at 294, the Indian opener took on Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq and reached the historic milestone with a six. The Sultan of Multan later went onto score another triple century four years after his first in 2008 against South Africa.

With a strike rate of 82.33 and 104.33 in Tests and ODIs respectively, Sehwag scored runs at a hefty pace. By scoring 219 against West Indies in Indore, Sehwag became the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs and a triple century in Tests.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 104, Runs: 8586, Average: 49.34, 50s: 32, 100s: 23

ODI - Matches: 251, Runs: 8273, Average: 35.05, 50s: 38, 100s: 15

T20I - Matches: 19, Runs: 394, Average: 21.88, 50s: 2, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 443, Runs: 17253, Average: 40.31, 50s: 72, 100s: 38

#8 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) - 17300 runs

Mohammad Yousuf's career ended abruptly ended in 2010 after the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to not select him for creating disciplinary problems and infighting within the team. The prolific run-scorer announced his retirement soon after but before that he amassed 17300 runs in international cricket.

During his Test career, he scored 7530 runs, including 24 centuries, at an impressive average of 52.29. Yousuf was close to the 10,000 run-club in ODIs as he needed just 280 runs to join the club but his untimely retirement meant that the Lahore-based cricketer had to end his ODI career with 9720 runs.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 90, Runs: 7530, Average: 52.29, 50s: 33, 100s: 24

ODI - Matches: 288, Runs: 9720, Average: 41.71, 50s: 64, 100s: 15

T20I - Matches: 3, Runs: 50, Average: 16.66, 50s: 0, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 432, Runs: 17300, Average: 45.54, 50s: 97, 100s: 39

#7 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 17671 runs

Tillakaratne Dilshan, one of the most innovative cricketers, is known for inventing the 'Dilscoop.' The aggressive right handed-cricketer became the first cricketer to scored hundreds in all formats as a captain. Dilshan made his Test and ODI debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 1999.

While his maiden Test century came against Zimbabwe in the second Test of the series, Dilshan's maiden ODI hundred came against the Netherlands in 2006 in a historic match. Dilshan supported Sanath Jayasuriya's 157 by smashing an unbeaten 117. As a result of the two centuries, Sri Lanka posted the then highest ODI total of 443 runs. The record stood for more than 10 years before England scored 444.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 87, Runs: 5492, Average: 40.98, 50s: 23, 100s: 16

ODI - Matches: 330, Runs: 10290, Average: 39.27, 50s: 47, 100s: 22

T20I - Matches: 80, Runs: 1889, Average: 28.19, 50s: 13, 100s: 1

Overall - Innings: 527, Runs: 17671, Average: 38.16, 50s: 83, 100s: 39

#6 Allan Border (Australia) - 17698 runs

Allan Border is one of the greatest Test batsmen the world of cricket has ever seen. At the time of his retirement, the Australian had many Test records to his name, having featured in more Tests, more consecutive Tests, more Tests as captain and more catches than any other player. While Sir Alastair Cook surpassed his record for the most consecutive Tests in June 2018, the record for most Tests and most Tests as captain now belong to Sachin Tendulkar and Graeme Smith respectively.

In addition to scoring 11174 runs in Tests at an average of 50.56, he also has 6524 ODI runs to his name. Border also held the record for the most Test runs before being eclipsed by Brian Lara in 2005. In both Tests and ODIs, he retired as Australia's most capped player and leading run-scorer.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 156, Runs: 11174, Average: 50.56, 50s: 63, 100s: 27

ODI - Matches: 273, Runs: 6524, Average: 30.62, 50s: 39, 100s: 3

Overall - Innings: 517, Runs: 17698, Average: 40.77, 50s: 102, 100s: 30

#5 Younis Khan (Pakistan) - 17790 runs

Younis Khan, former Pakistan captain in all three formats of the game, remains the only player to have scored centuries in all 11 nations that hosted Test cricket. He is also the only Pakistan player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket with 10,099 runs to his name.

Pakistan's greatest cricketer in the Test format has an average of 52.50 in 118 matches. He is one of the very few players to score more hundreds than the fifties i.e. more than 50 to 100 conversion rate. As a captain, his highest point came when he led Pakistan to their maiden T20I World Cup in 2000.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 113, Runs: 10099, Average: 50.50, 50s: 33, 100s: 34

ODI - Matches: 265, Runs: 7249, Average: 31.24, 50s: 48, 100s: 7

T20I - Matches: 25, Runs: 442, Average: 22.10, 50s: 2, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 517, Runs: 17790, Average: 39.88, 50s: 83, 100s: 41

#4 Hashim Amla (South Africa) - 18066* runs

Hashim Amla, one of the greatest South African batsman, is also the first African cricketer to score a triple century in Tests. After making his Test debut in 2004, Amla made his ODI debut in 2008. The classy right-handed batsman did not take much time to adapt to the format and went onto to become the fastest batsmen to 2,000 (40 innings), 3,000 (57 innings), 4,000 (81 innings) and 5,000 (101 innings) runs in ODI cricket.

Amla, who was the top-ranked Test batsman in 2013, has scored 9093 runs in the longest format at an impressive average of 47.35. He also scored 40 fifties and 28 half-centuries in Test cricket. His record in the 50-over format is even better as he averages 49.65 in 169 matches.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 120, Runs: 9093, Average: 47.35, 50s: 40, 100s: 28

ODI - Matches: 169, Runs: 7696, Average: 49.65, 50s: 36, 100s: 26

T20I - Matches: 44, Runs: 1277, Average: 33.60, 50s: 8, 100s: 0

Overall - Innings: 417, Runs: 18066, Average: 46.92, 50s: 84, 100s: 54

#3 Steve Waugh (Australia) - 18496 runs

Steve Waugh, the eldest of the Waugh brothers, made his international debut as 20-year old in the Boxing Day Test against India at the MCG in 1985. Days after making his Test debut, he made his ODI debut against New Zealand in January 1986. He went onto become the first Australian (with Tom Moody) to win two World Cups - first in 1987 as a player and in 1999 as the captain.

In the 168 matches that he played for Australia, he scored 10927 runs at an average of 51.06. In his Test career spanning nearly 20 years, the Australian legend has hit 32 centuries and 50 half-centuries. His ODI career has seen many ups and downs before he got axed from the side in 2003. In 325 matches, he scored 7569 for Australia at an average of 32.90.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 168, Runs: 10927, Average: 51.06, 50s: 50, 100s: 32

ODI - Matches: 325, Runs: 7569, Average: 32.90, 50s: 45, 100s: 3

Overall - Innings: 548, Runs: 18496, Average: 41.65, 50s: 95, 100s: 35

#2 Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 18548* runs

Chris Gayle is one of the most entertaining batsmen of the modern era. On his day, the mighty Jamaican can single-handedly outclass any bowling attack in the world. The left-hander who is especially known for his exploits in the shortest format also has a great Test record.

He belongs to an elite class of batsmen who score two triple centuries in Tests with a high score of 333. He is only amongst the handful batsman who scored a double century in ODIs. He is also the first batsman to score a century in T20 Internationals. He recorded a 57-ball 117 against South Africa in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. Playing for the West Indies, he scored 18548 runs in all three formats including 38 centuries.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 103, Runs: 7214, Average: 42.18, 50s: 37, 100s: 15

ODI - Matches: 284, Runs: 9727, Average: 37.12, 50s: 49, 100s: 23

T20I - Matches: 56, Runs: 1607, Average: 33.47, 50s: 13, 100s: 2

Overall - Innings: 513, Runs: 18548, Average: 38.56, 50s: 99, 100s: 40

#1 Sourav Ganguly (India) - 18575 runs

After the match-fixing controversies of 2000, it was Sourav Ganguly who helped India get back on track with his leadership. As a result of his captaincy, India made it to the World Cup final in 2003 where they lost to Australia. Ganguly and Tendulkar formed one of the most destructive opening pairs in the history of cricket.

Regarded by many as the God on the off-side, the classy southpaw is one of the greatest Indian batsmen. In ODI cricket, he scored 11363 runs in 300 innings with a high score of 183 which was recorded against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup. His highest score in Tests was 239 which came against Pakistan at Bengaluru in 2007.

Batting figures:

Test - Matches: 113, Runs: 7212, Average: 42.17, 50s: 35, 100s: 16

ODI - Matches: 311, Runs: 11363, Average: 41.02, 50s: 72, 100s: 22

Overall - Innings: 488, Runs: 18575, Average: 41.46, 50s: 107, 100s: 40

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