Shreyas Iyer set to become fastest Indian to achieve THIS feat

Updated On: 11 January, 2026 01:48 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India`s Shreyas Iyer is set to achieve a new feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

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In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India`s Shreyas Iyer is set to achieve a new feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

<p>The first ODI match between Team India and New Zealand is underway at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Kotambi <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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The first ODI match between Team India and New Zealand is underway at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Kotambi (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Team India`s Shreyas Iyer is falling short of just 83 runs to accomplish the feat of completing 3000 runs in the 50-over format for the side <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Team India`s Shreyas Iyer is falling short of just 83 runs to accomplish the feat of completing 3000 runs in the 50-over format for the side (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Currently, he has scored 2917 runs in 73 ODI matches for the "Men in Blue". The right-handed batsman also has five centuries and 23 half-centuries to his name <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Currently, he has scored 2917 runs in 73 ODI matches for the "Men in Blue". The right-handed batsman also has five centuries and 23 half-centuries to his name (Pic: File Pic)

<p>If he manages to score the required runs, Iyer will then become the fastest Indian to 3,000 ODI runs in terms of innings, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan, who achieved the feat in 72 innings <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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If he manages to score the required runs, Iyer will then become the fastest Indian to 3,000 ODI runs in terms of innings, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan, who achieved the feat in 72 innings (Pic: File Pic)

<p>If he accomplishes the feat in the first ODI, the 31-year-old cricketer would also become the joint third-fastest batter overall to reach 3,000 ODI runs, equalling Pakistan`s Babar Azam, while former South Africa great Hashim Amla leads the list, having done it in 57 innings <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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If he accomplishes the feat in the first ODI, the 31-year-old cricketer would also become the joint third-fastest batter overall to reach 3,000 ODI runs, equalling Pakistan`s Babar Azam, while former South Africa great Hashim Amla leads the list, having done it in 57 innings (Pic: File Pic)

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