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Kohli's ODI average is 59. No other 9,000-run batter tops 54.

ODI batting average, among batters with 9,000+ ODI runs

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Source: ESPNcricinfo career records via Wikipedia, List of ODI cricket records (updated 30 Sep 2026); Cricket Panda / Cricket Counsel top-20 run-scorer tables; NewsBytes (Rohit Sharma, 26 Sep 2026) · 30 September 2026

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  1. 1Kohli59
  2. 2de Villiers53.5
  3. 3Dhoni50.6
  4. 4Rohit Sharma49
  5. 5Tendulkar44.8
  6. 6Kallis44.4

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Tendulkar has the run record. Kohli's average is 14 points higher. Figures as of 30 Sep 2026.

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#NameValueNote
Kohli5915,000+ runs
de Villiers53.59,577 runs
Dhoni50.610,773 runs
Rohit Sharma4911,000+ runs
Tendulkar44.8Most ODI runs ever: 18,426
Kallis44.411,579 runs
Ponting4213,704 runs
Sangakkara4214,234 runs

Source: ESPNcricinfo career records via Wikipedia, List of ODI cricket records (updated 30 Sep 2026); Cricket Panda / Cricket Counsel top-20 run-scorer tables; NewsBytes (Rohit Sharma, 26 Sep 2026). Covering 30 September 2026.

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  1. 59 is Kohli's ODI batting average. No other 9,000-run batter reaches 54.

  2. Among the top run-scorers, Sangakkara and Ponting average 42. Tendulkar has 44.8. Dhoni has 50.6, and de Villiers 53.5. Then Kohli, on — 59. Tendulkar, the run king, is 14 points behind.

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  • SourceFigures from ESPNcricinfo career records via Wikipedia, List of ODI cricket records (updated 30 Sep 2026); Cricket Panda / Cricket Counsel top-20 run-scorer tables; NewsBytes (Rohit Sharma, 26 Sep 2026).
  • PeriodCovering 30 September 2026.
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