Team India’s ODI stalwart Virat Kohli etched his name in history books as he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries in ODIs with his 50th ton in IND vs NZ Cricket World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The 35-year-old reached to the historic milestones in the 42nd over with a couple between long leg and deep midwicket. Kohli reached the three-figure mark in 106 balls.
It was a milestone galore for Virat Kohli at Wankhede Stadium as he broke several records during his 117-run knock.
The 35-year-old set a new record for most 50+ scores in a single edition of World Cup when he reached the fifty mark. The record was earlier held by Sachin Tendulkar with 7 fifty plus knocks in 2003 edition of the tournament.
Most 50-plus scores in a World Cup edition
8 – Virat Kohli (2023)
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
7 – Shakib Al Hasan (2019)
6 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
6 – David Warner (2019)
He then took over another record of Sachin Tendulkar when he reached 80 as he became the batter with most runs in a single edition of the World Cup.
Most runs in a single World Cup edition:
711* – Virat Kohli (2023)
673 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
659 – Matthew Hayden (2007)
648 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
647 – David Warner (2019)
If Kohli’s historic knock leads India to a win, he will also surpass Australia legend Ricky Ponting in scoring most centuries in a winnings cause.
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