CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -She has 9 fifties in her name and her 71 against Pakistan earlier in this World Cup is her highest score. Fargana Hoque Pinky becomes first Bangladeshi to score 1000 ODI Runs. The right-hand batter has been one of the huge positives for Bangladesh in their first-ever World Cup campaign.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mahela Jayawardene, who is the leading run-scorer in the history of the tournament, with 1016 runs in 31 matches, is the only other batter to breach the 1000-run mark in the tournament. Kohli went past 1000 T20 World Cup runs in his 24th match (22nd innings).

Detailed explanation-3: -As per the International Cricket Council records, Kohli is second batter after Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene who was the first to the landmark – reaching the record with 1016 runs at an average of 39.07 and a strike rate of 134.74 in 31 innings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Former India captain Virat Kohli achieved yet another milestone in his cricketing career during India’s T20 World Cup game against South Africa, on October 30, 2022, as he became the first Indian cricketer to score 1000 runs across all editions of the T20 World Cup.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sachin Tendulkar (1992-2011) The “God of Cricket” holds the record for the highest number of runs overall in the ICC ODI World Cup so far. Sachin Tendulkar scored a mammoth 2278 runs in 44 innings.