Virat Kohli becomes first player to score 20,000 runs in a decade
Port of Spain: Virat Kohli is breaking batting records at will. The India captain is just 30 years of age and already has 68 hundreds, only 32 less than Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record that, at one point in time, looked improbable to break.
Kohli is not just making batting look ridiculously easy but he is also scoring at an unprecedented consistency across all formats of the game.
In a jaw-dropping stat that is a reflection of his greatness, Kohli became the first and only batsman to score 20,000 runs in international cricket in a decade.
Kohli has scored 20502 runs across all 3 formats out of which he has scored 20018 in the ongoing decade. Kohli made his Test and T20I debut in 2010 while he had already scored 484 runs in ODI cricket in the previous decade after making his debut in the 50-over format in 2008.
Ricky Ponting had held the record for the most international runs scored in a decade with 18962 runs in 2000s. Jacques Kallis, the legendary South Africa all-rounder, is a distant third on the list with 16777 runs in 2000s.
Mahela Jaywardene and Kumar Sangakkara are 4th and 5th on the list of most runs scored in a decade with 16304 and 15999, respectively. India's Sachin Tendulkar is 6th with 15962 runs in the 2000s while Rahul Dravid is 7th with 15853 runs.
Kohli got past the 20,000-run mark when hit a match-winning 114 not out in just 99 balls in the 3rd ODI of a 3-match series against West Indies in Port of Spain on Wednesday. Kohli's second successive and 43rd ODI hundred helped India seal a 2-0 win in the ODI series.
courtesy: indiatoday.in
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Exotic reptiles seized from passenger at Kempegowda International Airport
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI): Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport near Devanahalli said they had seized several exotic and protected reptiles, including snakes, from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok.
The seizure was made on Tuesday during luggage screening, when reptiles were found packed in boxes concealed inside the passenger’s baggage, they said.
The animals, smuggled illegally into the country, were confiscated, and the passenger is under investigation.
The seized reptiles have been handed over to the Forest Department for further action, they added.
