Shreyas Iyer Breaks Virat Kohli's Record, Achieves Huge Milestone In 3rd ODI Vs England

Shreyas Iyer has broken Virat Kohli's record. Photo: BCCI

Shreyas Iyer continued his form and slammed a half-century in the 3rd ODI against England on Wednesday (February 12). The right-handed batsman hit a quick 78 off just 64 balls to take India past the 250-run mark. The Men in Blue finished with a total of 356 on the board.

Shreyas Iyer created history and broke Virat Kohli 's huge milestone during his knock. He now holds the record for being the fastest Indian with 25 fifty-plus scores in ODIs. Iyer has breached the 50-run mark 25 times in just 60 innings. Virat took 68 innings to breach this mark 25 times.

Fastest Indian batsmen with 25 fifty-plus scores Innings batted Shreyas Iyer 60 Virat Kohli 68 Navjot Singh Sidhu 68 KL Rahul 69 Shikhar Dhawan 72 Virat shares the second spot with Navjot Singh Sidhu, who also batted 68 times. Iyer has climbed to the top spot. Shubman Gill is close to this record and can break it during the Champions Trophy. Virat shares the second spot with Navjot Singh Sidhu, who also batted 68 times. Iyer has climbed to the top spot.is close to this record and can break it during the Champions Trophy.

Shreyas Iyer's form

Shreyas Iyer kicked off the ongoing England series with a brilliant knock of 59 off just 36 balls as India chased down the target of 249 in just 38.4 overs. Iyer, who has been India's regular number 4 batsman since 2019, made a shocking reveal after the game and said that he wasn't supposed to play the series opener.

Iyer only got a chance to play after an injury to Virat Kohli. Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings with Rohit Sharma while Shubman Gill batted at number 3.

Shubman and Rohit opened the innings in the next 2 ODIs while a fit-again Virat regained his number 3 spot. Yashasvi was dropped from the playing XI and then from the 2025 Champions Trophy team.

Iyer scored 44 in the chase to the target of 305 in the second game. He hit another half-century in the third ODI. Iyer will have a crucial role to play in the Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played from February 19 to March 9.

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