Kohli became the first player to score a half-century of hundreds in the history of ODI cricket, and he also surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in the World Cup.įollow all the action from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023including the World Cup schedule, World Cup 2023 results, and ICC Cricket World Cup points table. Virat Kohli surpassed not one, or two, but three records of Sachin on a single day, with a gritty knock against the Kiwis at Wankhede Stadium battling cramps to go past the three-figure mark. Before Virat, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar was the only player to score 49 ODI hundreds, Kohli equalled the Master Blaster’s record of 49 centuries in the format against South Africa and the 35-year-old went past Tendulkar by scoring a century versus New Zealand in the semifinal.
It was truly a historic day for Indian cricket on Wednesday, November 15 as Virat Kohli etched his name in the records books, becoming the first and only cricketer in the world to score fifty ODI centuries in the history of the sport.
