Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated Virat Kohli for equalling his report of most ODI a whole lot within the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 league stage conflict in opposition to South Africa at Kolkata`s Eden Gardens.
The former India skipper obtained to the landmark in 119 balls, together with 10 fours, at Kolkata`s Eden Gardens. It has taken him 277 innings to attain 49 a whole lot at this stage in comparison with the 438 required by Tendulkar.
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“Every opportunity to play for India is a big one, to be able to ton up on my birthday is a stuff of dreams,” mentioned Kohli whose century added to his ongoing complete of over 26,000 worldwide runs. Kohli`s 101 not out was the centrepiece of unbeaten match hosts India`s 326-5 of their 50 overs.
“Well played Virat. It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!!” posted Tendulkar on X (previously often known as X).
Well performed Virat.
It took me 12 months to go from 49 to 50 earlier this yr. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my report within the subsequent few days.
Congratulations!!#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/PVe4iXfGFk— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2023
In 34 matches, Kohli has 1,573 runs at a mean of 58.25, with 4 centuries and 10 fifties. His greatest rating is 107. Sachin (2,278 runs) is the very best scorer ever in WC historical past. Sangakkara has 1,532 runs in his WC profession.
Now in eight WC 2023 matches, Kohli has scored 542 runs at a mean of 108.40, with two centuries and 4 fifties. His greatest rating is 103*. He is the second-highest run-getter within the match up to now.
He additionally continued his red-hot kind in opposition to South Africa in ODIs. In the final 15 innings in opposition to SA in ODIs, Kohli smashed 1,091 runs at a mean of over 109, with 5 centuries and 5 fifties.
Besides, Kohli equalled compatriot and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar`s report of 49 ODI tons on Sunday. He is now only one century away from changing into the primary participant to smash 50 ODI centuries. The century can also be Kohli`s 79th in worldwide cricket. Virat has smashed 49 centuries in ODIs, 29 in Tests, and one in T20Is. His record-equalling ton got here on the identical floor the place he scored his first-ever worldwide ton in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2009.
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The star batter has the second-highest variety of centuries in worldwide cricket, subsequent to Tendulkar`s 100 centuries. In mentioning his forty ninth ODI century, Kohli additionally joined an elite firm of batters who scored a century on their birthdays. These elite members embrace Sachin himself, Vinod Kambli, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham and Mitchell Marsh.
119 balls is the joint-most balls Virat has taken for a century, together with his century in opposition to Pakistan in 2015 at Adelaide and in opposition to South Africa in 2018 in Cape Town coming in the identical quantity of balls.
(With inputs from companies)
Source: www.mid-day.com
