Manchester, United Kingdom: Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs as he anchored India´s innings against the West Indies in the World Cup match in Manchester.
Kohli achieved the milestone in his 417th innings with a solitary off West Indies captain Jason Holder - India's Sachin Tendulkar and Caribbean batsman Brian Lara both required 453 international innings to achieve the milestone.
The West Indies bowlers, driven by paceman Kemar Roach, held India in line with normal wickets.
Kohli's group achieved 148 for four out of 30 overs in the wake of choosing for bat first at Old Trafford.
Cockroach struck in the 6th over to have Rohit Sharma questionably gotten behind off a conveyance that pitched on a decent length and rough back strongly into the right-gave batsman.
The on-field umpire gave Sharma not out but rather the West Indies effectively looked into the choice, with innovation seeming to show a spike in sound as the ball pressed through the hole among bat and cushion.
Sharma was shocked and baffled as he strolled back to the changing area.
Kohli finished his fourth progressive fifty in the competition and was joined by wicketkeeper-batsman M.S. Dhoni at the wrinkle.
Thrashing for West Indies, who have just won one of their six matches, would snuff out their effectively remote odds of achieving the semi-finals.
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