Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 15000 ODI runs during India vs West Indies ODI in Thiruvananthapuram

Virat Kohli became the fastest player to reach 15000 ODI runs during India’s first match of the three-match series against the West Indies at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 27 September 2026. He achieved the landmark with a 40-ball half-century, becoming the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 15000 ODI runs.

Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl. The West Indies openers John Campbell and Justin Greaves compiled a 135-run opening partnership; Campbell scored 62 while Greaves went on to a century before both were dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep finished with four wickets and Prasidh Krishna took two, and a half-century by Amir Jangoo helped the visitors post a target of 296.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came out to bat in India’s chase; Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 32. Indian skipper Subhman Gill produced a century, scoring 110 and striking 13 fours and a six during his innings.

Kohli reached 15000 ODI runs in 303 innings, while Sachin Tendulkar took 377 innings to reach the same mark. The 37-year-old Kohli recorded the milestone with a 40-ball half-century and is described in the report as the player with the most centuries in ODI cricket.

The article lists Kohli as the only active batter inside the top five all-time ODI run-scorers alongside Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, and Sanath Jayasuriya. Rohit Sharma is reported as seventh on the list with 11927 runs; "Nevertheless, the 39-year-old will have the opportunity to become only the third Indian batter to score 1200 ODI runs and overall seventh."

This fixture was the first match of the three-match ODI series between India and the West Indies.