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Upon reaching 42, Root bettered Morgan's tally of 6,957 runs and with typical modesty said it felt like "a sign of getting old" when asked about what the milestone meant - before adding there is plenty more in the tank as far as his future in the format is concerned, though he is still some way from reaching Sachin Tendulkar's record of 18,426.

Sachin Tendulkar - the greatest run-scorer of all time - made his India debut aged just 16, and Suryavanshi's former coach believe he will soon follow The Little Master into the national team.

While this is open to debate, that Dhoni belongs to the same cluster as Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev is now widely acknowledged.

He has also scored 28 of his record 51 ODI centuries in chases, which is 11 more than former India team-mate Sachin Tendulkar.

It took Kohli beyond 14,000 ODI runs in 63 fewer innings than his idol Sachin Tendulkar, who is the leading run-scorer in the format.