New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: Team India captain MS Dhoni on Sunday became the fastest batsman to reach 5,000 runs as skipper in the ODI format. He reached the landmark while batting in the third ODI held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The 31-year-old went past former India captain MS Dhoni (127 innings) by reaching the landmark in 82 innings. The top five list also features Australia World Cup captain Ricky Ponting (131 inns), South Africa's Graeme Smith (135 inns) and former Indian great Sourav Ganguly (136 inns).

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Kohli reached the mark during India's chase of a target of 287 set by Australia earlier in the day. The series is level 1-1 with India having won the second ODI in Rajkot on Friday. Men in Blue looked well set to avoid a second consecutive ODI series defeat at home to Australia. Earlier, Kohli's deputy Rohit Sharma surpassed 9,000 runs in ODI cricket. The 32-year-old reached the feat in his 217th innings, becoming the third-fastest after Virat Kohli (194 inns) and AB de Villiers (205 inns) to reach the milestone.  

 

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In the match, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Steve Smith's ninth century and Marnus Labuschagne maiden fifty helped the Aussies post 286/9 in 50 overs. Wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey also contributed 35 runs but failed to take off after settling in the middle. For India, Mohammad Shami took a four-wicket haul while Ravindra Jadeja scalped two wickets.  

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In reply, India defeated Aussies by 7 wickets. Rohit Sharma slammed his 29th hundred while Kohli scored 79 runs. Iyer finished off with 45 off 34 balls. As a result, India clinched series 1-1.  


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