Shikhar Dhawan broke this Tendulkar record in Champions Trophy semi-final

Becomes the fastest Indian to reach the 1,000 run landmark in ICC matches

India’s victory against South Africa at the Oval on Sunday was special, not only for the team and its billions of fans but also for opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Clearly, in the middle of a purple patch, the left-hander has continued his love affair with Champions Trophy. As he smashed yet another half-century, scoring 78 in India's chase of 192 runs, Dhawan broke the enviable record of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in ICC one-day international matches.

While Tendulkar had taken 18 innings to reach the milestone, Dhawan did so in just