Kohli began the game against Pakistan 15 runs short of 14,000, and passed the milestone during India's successful chase of 242, leading his team to victory with an unbeaten hundred, his 51st in the format. He reached his century by hitting the winning runs, a cover-driven boundary off part-time spinner Kushdil Shah.

He is currently averaging over 57 in the format, while Tendulkar (44.19) and Sangakkara (41.73) were averaging in the early 40s when they got to 14,000 runs. He is also the fastest to 14,000 runs in terms of balls faced, needing 14984 balls, much quicker than both Tendulkar and Sangakkara, who needed 16292 and 17789, respectively. Tendulkar and Sangakkara also marked their milestones with a hundred, although both came in defeats.