Virat Kohli hits 49 ODI centuries, levels Sachin Tendulkar; a list of all his 100s

Virat Kohli has leveled his idol Sachin Tendulkar in the Little Master’s home ground. Kohli who was just one century behind the Mumbai maestro, has joined him as the player with most ODI centuries in cricket. King Kohli hit his 49th ODI ton in the IND vs SA match in the World Cup 2023.

Kohli reached the milestone in just 277 innings, while Tendulkar took 452 innings to create the record in 2012.

Virat Kohli ODI Centuries

Kohli has a total of 49 centuries in ODI cricket. Kohli is second on the all-time list of batters with the most centuries in 50-over cricket, behind his idol and all-time great Sachin Tendulkar. The Little Master has the same amount of tons (49) as King Kohli.

Kohli has 18 more centuries than the third-best on the list, Rohit Sharma, who has 31 centuries to his name.

Virat Kohli ODI Centuries in World Cup

Kohli has 4 centuries in 34 innings in the four ODI World Cups he has played in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

List of Virat Kohli’s ODI centuries

Number	Date	Opposition	Score	Venue	Match Result
1	24 December 2009	Sri Lanka	107	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Won
2	11 January 2010	Bangladesh	102*	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	Won
3	20 October 2010	Australia	118	APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam	Won
4	28 November 2010	New Zealand	105	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	Won
5	19 February 2011	Bangladesh	100*	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	Won
6	16 September 2011	England	107	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Lost
7	17 October 2011	England	112*	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	Won
8	2 December 2011	West Indies	117	APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam	Won
9	28 February 2012	Sri Lanka	133*	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Won
10	13 March 2012	Sri Lanka	108	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	Won
11	18 March 2012	Pakistan	183	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	Won
12	21 July 2012	Sri Lanka	106	MRIC Stadium, Hambantota	Won
13	31 July 2012	Sri Lanka	128	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Won
14	5 July 2013	West Indies	102	Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain	Won
15	24 July 2013	Zimbabwe	115	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Won
16	16 October 2013	Australia	100*	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	Won
17	30 October 2013	Australia	115*	VCA Stadium, Nagpur	Won
18	19 January 2014	New Zealand	123	McLean Park, Napier	Lost
19	26 February 2014	Bangladesh	136	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah	Won
20	17 October 2014	West Indies	127	HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala	Won
21	16 November 2014	Sri Lanka	139*	JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi	Won
22	15 February 2015	Pakistan	107	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Won
23	22 October 2015	South Africa	138	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Won
24	17 January 2016	Australia	117	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Lost
25	20 January 2016	Australia	106	Manuka Oval, Canberra	Lost
26	23 October 2016	New Zealand	154*	IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali	Won
27	15 January 2017	England	122	MCA Stadium, Pune	Won
28	6 July 2017	West Indies	111*	Sabina Park, Kingston	Won
29	31 August 2017	Sri Lanka	131	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Won
30	3 September 2017	Sri Lanka	110*	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Won
31	22 October 2017	New Zealand	121	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Lost
32	29 October 2017	New Zealand	113	Green Park Stadium, Kanpur	Won
33	1 February 2018	South Africa	112	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	Won
34	7 February 2018	South Africa	160*	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	Won
35	16 February 2018	South Africa	129*	SuperSport Park, Centurion	Won
36	21 October 2018	West Indies	140	Barsapara Cricket Ground, Guwahati	Won
37	24 October 2018	West Indies	157*	ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam	Tie
38	27 October 2018	West Indies	107	MCA Stadium, Pune	Lost
39	15 January 2019	Australia	104	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Won
40	05 March 2019	Australia	116	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	Won
41	08 March 2019	Australia	123	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi	Lost
42	11 August 2019	West Indies	120	Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain	Won
43	14 August 2019	West Indies	114*	Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain	Won
44	10 December 2022	Bangladesh	113	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	Won
45	10 January 2023	Sri Lanka	113	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati	Won
46	15 January 2023	Sri Lanka	166*	Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram	Won
47	11 September 2023	Pakistan	122*	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	–
48	19 October 2023	Bangladesh	103	MCA Stadium, Pune	Won
49	5 November 2023	South Africa	101*	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Won

Most ODI Centuries

Position	Player	Innings	Runs	Average	100s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	452	18426	44.83	49
2	Virat Kohli*	277	13626	58.48	49
3	Rohit Sharma	247	10377	49.18	31
4	Ricky Ponting	365	13704	42.03	30
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	433	13430	32.36	28
6	Hasim Amla	178	8113	49.46	27
7	AB de Villiers	218	9577	53.5	25
8	Chris Gayle	294	10480	37.83	25
9	Kumar Sangakkara	380	14234	41.98	25
10	Sourav Ganguly	300	11363	41.02	22