Virat Kohli set the record for the most centuries in One day internationals during the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Kohli, who had joined Sachin Tendulkar on 49 centuries in the match against South Africa around 10 days back, scored his 50th hundred with the Little Maestro watching and applauding from the stands. Kohli thus took his total for this World Cup to 711 runs in 10 innings at an average of 101.57.
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Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly had little doubt that the batting star has many more miles to traverse in his career.
“It will take a lot of beating to go past this and he’s not finished yet. It’s a phenomenal achievement,” Ganguly said during an interaction with reporters at the Eden Gardens.
After scampering for two runs off fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, in the 42nd over, to get to his mark, Kohli took off his helmet and bowed to the stands where television cameras showed Tendulkar and former England soccer captain David Beckham standing and clapping in appreciation.
The 35-year-old hit nine fours and two sixes before holing out in the deep off fast bowler Tim Southee, who took three wickets for 100.
Ganguly lauded the Indian team for playing an astounding brand of cricket.
“India are playing incredible cricket at the moment. Be it Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer or the bowlers.
“It’s a complete side, there is tremendous talent in this team. But We need to take one step at a time,” Ganguly said.
During his innings, Kohli also became the highest run scorer in a single edition of a World Cup, surpassing Tendulkar’s 673 runs he had aggregated in the 2003 edition.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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