Master blaster Sachin’s record blown in Virat Kohli’s storm
In the first match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Team India scored a mammoth score of 373 runs in the stipulated 50 overs while batting first. Former captain Virat Kohli played a record century in this match for Team India.
Completed century in just 80 balls
In the first ODI played in Guwahati, Virat Kohli completed his century in just 80 balls while batting fast. This was Virat’s 45th century in ODI cricket. With this century, Kohli has also equaled a big record of India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin’s match on Indian pitches
Actually this was Kohli’s 20th century in ODIs on Indian pitches. Sachin Tendulkar has also done the feat of scoring 20 centuries in ODIs in his career. It was also Kohli’s second consecutive century in ODI cricket within a month.
Virat’s 9th century against Sri Lanka
Apart from this, in the ODI format, Virat Kohli has now gone ahead in terms of scoring the most centuries against Sri Lanka. Actually Virat has scored 9th century against this opponent. In this case, he has left only Sachin Tendulkar behind who has scored 8 centuries.
Virat Kohli’s 73rd century in international cricket
With this, Virat Kohli now has a total of 73 centuries in international cricket. Apart from 45 centuries in ODIs, he has 27 centuries in Test cricket while Virat has one century in T20 International as well.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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