Modern-day great Virat Kohli showed once again why he is considered as one of the best batters in cricketing history. Playing against Pakistan, Kohli notched up his 47th ODI century in the Super 4s clash of the ongoing Asia Cup. With this 100, the 34-year-old has inched closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI hundreds. To note, Kohli also broke the Little Master’s record of fastest to reach 13,000 ODI runs against Pakistan on Monday.
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Kohli became the fifth player to reach 13,000-run mark in ODIs
During his outstanding knock against Pakistan in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup, Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs, becoming the fifth player to reach the landmark in men’s ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene are the others before him to reach the milestone.
As mentioned above, Kohli is also the only one among the five to average over 50. With 47 ODI hundreds, Kohli is also just two away from equaling Tendulkar’s record tally of ODI tons.
Speaking about his century against Pakistan, Kohli took 55 balls to get to his half-century but took only 29 more balls to get to his 47th ODI hundred. Making a comeback, KL Rahul also completed his ton to give India a strong total in Colombo. The Men in Blue finished on 356 runs in their allotted 50 overs.
