ODI World Cup: Virat Kohli overtakes Sachin Tendulkar, becomes first to score 50 ODI centuries | Cricket-world-cup News
The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai saw hory unfold on Wednesday during the India-New Zealand ODI World Cup semifinal as Virat Kohli became the first player to claim 50 ODI hundreds. In doing so, he overtook Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar in the tally for most centuries in the format.
Tendulkar, who hung his boots a decade ago, had scored 49 tons across the 50 overs format and 51 more in the Tests. Kohli on the other hand, has 29 triple digit scores and one more T20I hundred to go with his ODI tons and make for the overall 80 centuries in international cricket.
Coming in to bat at three, Kohli got to his triple figures off 106 deliveries. It was a third hundred for the former India captain at the ongoing tournament to follow his innings against Bangladesh and South Africa. It was earlier this month at the Eden Gardens that the 35-year-old had equaled Tendulkar’s tally and coincidentally at the venue where the latter played his last international match.
Remarkably, it was a first instance of Kohli scoring 50 or more in an ODI World Cup knockout match.Most Read
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It wasn’t the only record held Tendulkar which was broken Kohli on the day, as he also went on to cross the former’s tally of 673 runs – most in a single ODI World Cup.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire 47 to lay a strong foundation for India in the semifinal. Following his dismissal, Kohli added 83 runs for the second wicket alongside Shubman Gill, who retired hurt on 79 after suffering cramps on his left leg during the World Cup semifinal clash against New Zealand, with the hosts reaching 165 for one after 23 overs.
Gill was rising rapidly in the l of Indian batters with the highest totals with his dazzling array of strokes in the match but severe cramps forced the 24-year-old to leave the field in the 23rd over.
