Shreyas Iyer 83 Runs Away From Achieving Record That Virat Kohli Could Not Achieve

Key Highlights

• He recovered from the injury and proved his match fitness in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to make his comeback in the ODI team.
• Iyer, who has been one of India's best ODI batsmen since his debut, is on the cusp of history. Iyer is only 83 runs away from achieving a record that even Virat Kohli could not achieve.
• The right-handed batsman has been India's regular number four batsman for a few years now and he played a key role in India reaching the 2023 ODI World Cup final and winning the 2025 Champions Trophy. Shreyas Iyer 83 runs away from huge recordShreyas Iyer is only 83 runs away from becoming the first Indian batsman to score 3000 ODI runs in less than 70 innings.
• He has 2917 runs in 67 innings across 73 matches. Fastest Indian batsmen to score 3000 ODI runsInnings takenShikhar Dhawan72Virat Kohli75KL Rahul78Navjot Singh Sidhu79Sourav Ganguly82Gautam Gambhir87Rahul Dravid89MS Dhoni90Sachin Tendulkar93Dilip Vengsarkar98Should Iyer score 83 runs in his next two outings, he will become the first Indian batsman to achieve this milestone.
• Shikhar Dhawan is the quickest Indian batsman to score 3000 ODI runs.