In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India stalwart Virat Kohli played a knock of 93 runs off 91 deliveries. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum (Pic: X/@BCCI)

With this, he became the fastest player to achieve the mark of 28,000 runs across all three formats in international cricket (Pic: X/@BCCI)

Playing in his 624th innings, Kohli reached the milestone by hitting a four off New Zealand leg-spinner Adithya Ashok (Pic: X/@BCCI)

Before him, Sachin Tendulkar had reached the landmark during his 644th innings, while Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, only the third player in the 28000-run club, crossed the feat in his 666th innings (Pic: X/@ICC)

Currently, the 37-year-old cricketer has 28,068 runs in 625 innings for Team India (Pic: X/@BCCI)