In the third ODI against England at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, Virat Kohli reached a significant milestone by becoming the first Indian cricketer to amass 4,000 international runs against England. He achieved this feat in 109 innings across all formats, making him just the sixth player in cricket history to reach this mark against England.

The milestone moment came characteristically, with Kohli executing a trademark flick shot for a boundary off Saqib Mahmood in the seventh over. His runs against England are spread across formats: 1,991 runs in 28 Tests, 648 runs in 21 T20Is, and 1,361 runs in 38 ODIs. This achievement is particularly noteworthy as England becomes the third team against whom Kohli has crossed the 4,000-run threshold, following Australia and West Indies. Only Australian legend Ricky Ponting had previously scored 4,000+ runs against three different nations.

Coming into this match, Kohli was looking to bounce back after missing the series opener due to a knee injury and scoring just 5 runs in the second ODI. His innings came to an end when Adil Rashid dismissed him on 52 runs.