Virat Kohli slowest Indian to 9000 Test runs but rearguard knock gives India hope against New Zealand

On Friday, senior Indian batsman Virat Kohli joined an elite group of cricketers by surpassing 9000 runs in Test cricket. This milestone was achieved during the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Kohli became the 18th player in history to achieve this feat, and only the fourth Indian to do so. The other Indian players who have achieved this milestone are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar.

However, he is the slowest of the four to reach the milestone, achieving it in 197 innings. It took him 28 outings to reach 9000 runs, compared to his achievement of reaching 8000 runs in 169 innings in 2022.