India, Jan. 11 -- Virat Kohli created a new chapter in cricket history on Sunday in Vadodara, smashing his way into the elite club of players with 28,000 international runs. In the first ODI against New Zealand, Virat Kohli achieved the landmark faster than any batter before him.

Fans at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, erupted as the Indian batting great cemented his legacy alongside legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.

Virat Kohli entered the match needing just 25 runs to reach 28,000 runs across formats, Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He got there during the ODI showdown against New Zealand, becoming the fastest batter to cross this total in the history of international cricket.

He now joins only a few elite names, such as Sachin Te...