Virat Kohli passes Ricky Ponting in international appearances

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Virat Kohli made his 561st international appearance during India’s second ODI against England, moving past Ricky Ponting’s total of 560 matches and into fifth place on the all-time list.

Kohli marked the appearance with 65 from 66 balls. Jofra Archer dismissed Kohli for the second successive ODI in the series after Adil Rashid caught a mistimed pull at third man.

Kohli moves into the top five for international matches

Kohli now trails Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya on the list of players with the most international appearances.

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Player Span Matches
Sachin Tendulkar 1989-2013 664
Mahela Jayawardene 1997-2015 652
Kumar Sangakkara 2000-2015 594
Sanath Jayasuriya 1989-2011 586
Virat Kohli 2008-2026 561
Ricky Ponting 1995-2012 560
MS Dhoni 2004-2019 538

The original report lists Tendulkar as the record holder with 664 international matches.

Kohli supports India’s innings with two partnerships

Kohli added 60 runs with Rohit Sharma, who scored 26, before sharing a 67-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer.

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England brought Archer back into the attack during the Kohli-Iyer partnership. Archer used a back-of-a-length delivery to force Kohli into a pull, and the top edge carried to Rashid.

Half-century draws Kohli level with Viv Richards

Kohli’s 65 was his 14th score of 50 or more in ODIs against England, drawing him level with Viv Richards for the second-most fifty-plus ODI scores against England.

Kumar Sangakkara remains ahead of Kohli and Richards with 15 fifty-plus ODI scores against England. Kohli has also scored more than 28,000 international runs since making his India debut in 2008.