VIRat Kohli Hits New Mark, Nears Sachin tendulkar In Elite List

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Virat Kohli's poor outing against Bangladesh in the first Test did not stop him from racking up more achievements

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Despite making a total of just 23 runs in two innings, Kohli hit a new run mark in international cricket.

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The 35-year-old went past 12,000 runs at home venues in international cricket.

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He now stands at 12,004 runs - second among all Indians in the list.

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Kohli trails Sachin Tendulkar, who sits first on 14,192 runs at home. Kohli has played 70 less innings than Tendulkar.

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India captain Rohit Sharma is 4th on the list, with 8,690 runs, and will be eyeing up the 10,000-run mark.

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