Virat Kohli is well and truly the best batsman in the world across all three formats. The right-handed batsman is best known for his incredible ability to assess the conditions and go about his business.
The batting great has quite an impressive record when it comes to scoring centuries in international cricket. The veteran cricketer has hit a total of 75 centuries in international cricket.
Moreover, he is also the fittest cricketer in the world and he still has got five to six years of cricket left in him. He has all the tools and ingredients to create and break records for Team India in the future.
Kohli has smashed a total of 28 centuries in Tests, 46 centuries in ODIs and 1 century in T20Is. On the other hand, he has hit 28 fifties in Tests, 65 fifties in ODIs and 37 fifties in T20Is.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli holds the record for the fastest player to score 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 runs in the 50-over format. His highest individual score in Test cricket is 254, wherein he achieved it against South Africa in 2019.
Virat Kohli opens up on overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI centuries in future
Meanwhile, the former Indian skipper was caught up in the recent PUMA event where he was seen talking about cricket and his records. During the discussion, he was asked about surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI centuries in future.
Sachin Tendulkar has hit a total of 100 centuries in international cricket (51 centuries in Tests and 49 centuries in ODIs). When asked about overtaking Sachin’s tally of 49 ODI centuries, he said it will be a very emotional moment for him.
The former Indian skipper has played several impactful innings across formats and is popularly known as the chase master. On top of that, he has reputation for his consistent performances in international cricket. He is also the leading run-scorer in IPL with 7044 runs.
Honge bhi??
Ngl, If Virat will hit 50th ODI century, it will be no less than a celebration across country https://t.co/vORUJoaDJt— Aditya VK (@King_Kohli34) May 11, 2023
Virat would have crossed 100 centuries if there was no lockdown which broke his continuity🔥
— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) May 11, 2023
waiting for that day ! very soon king♥️♥️
— 𝔾𝔸𝕌ℝ𝔸𝕍 (@a_gaurav19) May 11, 2023
His idol Sachin 💙
— NIKHIL (@nikhil_nsu) May 11, 2023
Sachin will be very happy if records were broken by an Indian player, because records should be intact within us
— Rakesh (@rakesh1110india) May 11, 2023
King Kohli
— Cricket Updates (@_KingKohli18) May 11, 2023
Good for him, but what should we do with these achievements??
Score a 30 in a match winning cause is way more imp than scoring 💯
— gourav (@gourav9489) May 11, 2023