One more feather in the cap for V Kohli – becomes the third batsman to score 4000 plus runs while chasing in the annals of one day games
V Kohli became the third batsman in the history of one day games to compile 4000 plus runs while batting second and winning the game that is while chasing. He reached the milestone when he was on 81 not out during the course of his knock of 82 not out at Dambulla against Sri Lanka on 20 Aug 2017. Others are – SR Tendulkar {5490} and RT Ponting {4186}. The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 127 | 124 | 25 | 5490 | 134 | 55.45 | 14 | 31 | 6 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | Aus | 111 | 104 | 31 | 4186 | 126 | 57.34 | 08 | 29 | 6 |
| 3 | V Kohli | Ind | 067 | 064 | 24 | 4001 | 183 | 100.02 | 16 | 18 | 3 |