Virat Kohli ties Sachin Tendulkar’s record, In terms of most ODI hundreds. Against South Africa in the ICC World Cup 2023 match, 35-year-old Indian batting prodigy Virat Kohli tied the long-standing record of most ODI hundreds held by the great Sachin Tendulkar.
In the 49th over of India’s innings, Kohli reached the record-equalling hundred deliveries after giving up 119 deliveries. At the storied Eden Gardens, he achieved this milestone by working Kagiso Rabada’s length delivery to cover for a single.
While Virat Kohli accomplished his 49th century in 277 innings during his 289th match, India’s legendary batsman Tendulkar needed 451 innings to reach the mark.
Notably, he moved one step closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries across formats with this, his 79th international century overall.
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In addition, Quinton de Kock of South Africa leads the run-scoring race in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, with Virat Kohli having scored two hundreds thus far.
In this year’s worldwide event, right-handed hitter Kohli has so far had a purple streak where he averages over 100 runs and has a strike rate of about 85.
During his illustrious career, he has also hit more over 500 runs in an ODI World Cup for the first time.
In what has been a great year for the star batter, Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking century. With the assistance of five tonnes, he has amassed almost a thousand runs in 2023, with a strike rate of almost 100 and an average of over 70.
Kohli has surpassed Tendulkar’s record of seven times in his career by scoring more than a thousand ODI runs in a single year for the eighth time in his career.
India, the hosts of the tournament, scored 326/5 in their 50 overs, with Virat Kohli’s undefeated 101 serving as the centrepiece.
Rohit Sharma (40) of India won the toss and elected to bat first on what proved to be a difficult ground. He then had a third-wicket partnership of 134 with Shreyas Iyer (77).
