In a day that felt like a celebration of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli marked his return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a performance for the ages. Representing Delhi against Andhra Pradesh at the BCCI Centre of Excellence on December 24, 2025, Kohli proved exactly why he is considered the modern master of the 50 over format.Chasing a target of 299, Kohli walked out at number three and immediately touched a historic milestone. With his very first run of the innings, he became only the second Indian in history after Sachin Tendulkar to cross 16,000 runs in List A cricket. Most significantly, Kohli achieved this feat in just his 330th innings, shattering Tendulkar’s previous world record of reaching the mark in 391 innings. By doing it 61
