Most ODI Centuries Record – Virat Kohli ODI Centuries: Virat Kohli is now just 3 steps away from reaching where MASTERO Sachin Tendulkar reached during his stellar career. Kohli now has 46 Hundreds to Sachin’s 49. Will he SURPASS his idol? What does he feel about it? Kohli says, he is very ‘contended, not desperate for MILESTONE’: Follow IND vs NZ LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
“Ever since I came back from the break, I am feeling good and I don’t have any desperation anymore to get to a milestone,”
Kohli said. “I want to continue being in this space where I am relaxed and content with how I am playing, and that for me is the most important thing. Today I was happy to be batting out there, and in that space I ended up playing my best cricket.
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Kohli scored a magnificent 166 not out (110 balls), his third century in the last four matches. Kohli also surpassed Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayawardene’s 12,650 ODI runs to enter the top five all-time run getters.
“It (the awards) is the by-product of the intent I have,” Kohli, who hit his 74th international century, said after being named man of the match and series.
Mindset is always to help the team as much as I can, bat for as long as possible and put the team in a strong position. I have always played for the right reasons, to help the team as much as possible.” Former captain Kohli has been in blazing form since coming out of an extended lean patch last year when he spoke about his mental struggles during the phase.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 21368 | 86.23 | 49 | 96 | 20 | 2016 | 195 |
| Virat Kohli | 2008-2023 | 268 | 259 | 40 | 12754 | 183 | 58.23 | 13614 | 93.68 | 46 | 64 | 15 | 1198 | 136 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 17046 | 80.39 | 30 | 82 | 20 | 1231 | 162 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2007-2023 | 238 | 231 | 34 | 9596 | 264 | 48.71 | 10709 | 89.60 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 876 | 263 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 14725 | 91.20 | 28 | 68 | 34 | 1500 | 27 |
When Kohli was stuck on 43 ODI tons between August 2019 and November 2022, the discussion of ‘when’ had transformed to ‘whether’ he would be able to make it past Sachin’s record of 49 tons in the format.
But with Kohli resuming his duty of scoring hundreds at will, and clobbering three tons in just four innings, Gavaskar, in conversation with Sports Tak, predicted that it could well happen before the start of the impending IPL season.
“The form that he is in, the way that he is playing right now…now we have three matches against New Zealand and three more against Australia. So we have six ODIs before IPL. And all he needs his three centuries. The way he is batting right now, why shouldn’t we feel that those three hundreds happen before the IPL,” he said.
India play three ODIs against New Zealand and then against Australia before IPL. The form Kohli is in, the former India captain might just find himself at the top of the elite ODI chart very soon.
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