Former India skipper Virat Kohli achieved the unthinkable, when he smashed his 50th ODI ton in the IND vs NZ World Cup semis clash on Wednesday. The 35-year-old displayed supreme fitness in sultry conditions at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai and scored 117 from 113 balls. In this bid he became the player with the most ODI centuries, surpassing Little Master Sachin Tendulkar.
Virat Kohli Full List of ODI Tons
| No. | Runs | Opposition | Year |
| 1 | 107 | Sri Lanka | 2009 |
| 2 | 102 | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| 3 | 118 | Australia | 2010 |
| 4 | 105 | New Zealand | 2010 |
| 5 | 100 | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| 6 | 107 | England | 2011 |
| 7 | 112 | England | 2011 |
| 8 | 117 | West Indies | 2011 |
| 9 | 133 | Sri Lanka | 2012 |
| 10 | 108 | Sri Lanka | 2012 |
| 11 | 183 | Pakistan | 2012 |
| 12 | 106 | Sri Lanka | 2012 |
| 13 | 128 | Sri Lanka | 2013 |
| 14 | 102 | West Indies | 2013 |
| 15 | 115 | Zimbabwe | 2013 |
| 16 | 100 | Australia | 2013 |
| 17 | 115 | Australia | 2014 |
| 18 | 123 | New Zealand | 2014 |
| 19 | 136 | Bangladesh | 2014 |
| 20 | 127 | West Indies | 2014 |
| 21 | 139 | Sri Lanka | 2015 |
| 22 | 107 | Pakistan | 2015 |
| 23 | 138 | South Africa | 2016 |
| 24 | 117 | Australia | 2016 |
| 25 | 106 | Australia | 2016 |
| 26 | 154 | New Zealand | 2017 |
| 27 | 122 | England | 2017 |
| 28 | 111 | West Indies | 2017 |
| 29 | 131 | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 30 | 110 | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 31 | 121 | New Zealand | 2017 |
| 32 | 113 | New Zealand | 2018 |
| 33 | 112 | South Africa | 2018 |
| 34 | 160 | South Africa | 2018 |
| 35 | 129 | South Africa | 2018 |
| 36 | 140 | West Indies | 2018 |
| 37 | 157 | West Indies | 2018 |
| 38 | 107 | West Indies | 2019 |
| 39 | 104 | Australia | 2019 |
| 40 | 116 | Australia | 2019 |
| 41 | 123 | Australia | 2019 |
| 42 | 120 | West Indies | 2019 |
| 43 | 114 | West Indies | 2022 |
| 44 | 113 | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 45 | 113 | Sri Lanka | 2023 |
| 46 | 166 | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 47 | 122 | Pakistan | 2023 |
| 48 | 103 | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 49 | 101 | South Africa | 2023 |
| 50 | 117 | New Zealand | 2023 |
What is noteworthy is that this was Virat Kohli’s third century in the World Cup 2023, with the other two coming against Bangladesh and South Africa. Not just that Kohli also continued his spree in the IND vs NZ contest, as the highest run-scorer in this World Cup with 711 runs. If that was not enough, he also became the highest overall run-scorer in a single edition of the World Cup.
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