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‘My life partner, my hero’: Virat Kohli turns emotional after 50th ODI ton in Mumbai

‘My life partner, my hero’: Virat Kohli turns emotional after 50th ODI ton in Mumbai

Virat Kohli played yet another memorable knock as broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to hit 50 ODI centuries. The King achieved the milestone during the IND vs NZ semi-final World Cup 2023 contest at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Speaking at the press conference, Kohli gave a shoutout to his wife Anushka Sharma and his ‘hero’ […]

Virat Kohli played yet another memorable knock as broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to hit 50 ODI centuries. The King achieved the milestone during the IND vs NZ semi-final World Cup 2023 contest at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Speaking at the press conference, Kohli gave a shoutout to his wife Anushka Sharma and his ‘hero’ Sachin Tendulkar, whom he surpassed in this iconic innings.

“Well, feeling (pauses). Again, the great man just congratulated me. It feels like a dream. Too good to be true. Big game for us and I played the role so that the guys around me can come and express themselves. As I said, for me the most important thing is to make my team win. I’ve been given a role this tournament and I’m trying to dig deep. That’s the key to consistency – play according to the situation and play for the team. It’s the stuff of dreams. Sachin paaji was there in the stands. It’s very difficult for me to express it. My life partner, my hero – he’s sitting there. And all these fans at the Wankhede. To get to 400 is amazing; a lot of credit needs to go to Shreyas. KL finished it with a flurry [of boundaries], Virat Kohli said.

Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record

 Virat Kohli shattered yet another record as he smashed his 50th ODI hundred during IND vs NZ at the semi-finals of World Cup 2023. With the home side opting to bat first after winning the toss, India got off to a dominating start, with Rohit Sharma scoring 47 shortly after which Shubman Gill was forced to retire hurt.

Virat Kohli rose to the occasion, continuing on his fine form, as the romped his way to yet another century. King Kohli’s innings en route to his 106 balls century was laced with 8 fours and 1 six. The Indian star batter’s knock is a solid definition of yet another brilliant innings from Kohli – especially when India need it the most in the biggest stage of World Cup 2023.

World Cup 2023: IND vs NZ semi-final

India posted a mammoth total of 397 runs against New Zealand as they opted to bat first in the first semis. With a solid start from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, India were propelled to get to a near 400-run target, especially with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer adding yet another set of tons to their names.

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