Virat Kohli is more than 4,000 runs adrift of Sachin Tendulkar in the list of leading one-day international scorers but former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the 36-year-old can still surpass the Indian maestro if he remains hungry.

Ricky Ponting believes Virat Kohli is the best ODI player in the world and expects him to push to finish as the all-time leading run-scorer in 50-over cricket.

Speaking on the ICC Review, Ponting emphasized that he has not seen a better ODI player than Virat Kohli. He noted that the star Indian batter would want to become the leading run-scorer in ODI cricket.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Virat Kohli has the best opportunity to cement his legacy as the highest run-scorer in ODI history. Kohli's unbeaten century against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday propelled him to No.

Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top