India batter Virat Kohli has surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the highest-scoring Indian in Australia. Kohli scored 64 runs off 44 balls against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in India’s Super-12 encounter in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar as highest-scoring Indian in Australia (AP)

By India Today Web Desk: India batter Virat Kohli has surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the highest-scoring Indian in Australia. Kohli scored 64 runs off 44 balls against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in India’s Super-12 encounter in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Kohli scored a well-paced half-century against Bangladesh to get to 3350 runs in 68 innings, going past Tendulkar’s tally of 3300 runs in 84 innings. The 33-year-old has amassed these runs at a stellar average of 56.77. Kohli played the role of the anchor and remained unbeaten on 64 runs to guide India to 184/6 after 20 overs with KL Rahul 50 (32) and Suryakumar Yadav 30 (21) supporting him against Bangladesh in Adelaide.

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Coming to the crease at 11/1, Kohli struck a 67-run partnership with KL Rahul to steer India out of a tricky situation. The two batters scored at a healthy rate, before KL Rahul was dismissed by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan. Kohli then stitched a quick partnership with Suryakumar Yadav before Shakib cleaned him up. Even though wickets kept falling around him, Kohli held his end and propelled India to a total of 184/6 in 20 overs.

With this knock, Kohli added another record to his name by going past Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene to become the highest run-getter in T20 World Cups. The former India captain is already the highest scorer in T20Is, ahead of India captain Rohit Sharma in second place.

Kohli has been in magnificent touch in this T20 World Cup, scoring three half-centuries in four matches. The 33-year-old started the T20 World Cup with a heroic innings of 82 runs off 53 balls against Pakistan to win the game for India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He then went on to remain unbeaten at 62 off 44 balls against the Netherlands in Sydney.

This knock also takes Kohli to the top of the scoring charts in this T20 World Cup.