When Sachin Tendulkar retired from cricket, it seemed that no one in the world would break his records. But with the way Virat Kohli made himself a name, he has already shattered many records of him and with the way he’s going, he is expected to break more records as well.
Virat Kohli smashes his 43rd ODI ton in the first ODI against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli set the stage on fire in the ongoing first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. The right-hander played staggeringly well and smashed his 43rd ODI ton, 73rd in internationals.
Asked to bat first, after openers Rohit Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70) gave their side a fiery start, Kohli made sure that he didn’t let the momentum change. Kohli played second fiddle to Rohit but once the skipper was back in the hut, he took matters into his own hand and made a mockery of the Sri Lankan bowling attack.
Virat Kohli has equalled Sachin Tendulkar with most centuries at home in ODIs – 20.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 10, 2023
He crafted his innings well and reached his half-century in just 47 balls. He made a mockery of Sri Lanka’s bowling lineup and became the fastest to complete 12500 runs by innings in the history of ODIs and also went past Sachin Tendulkar to have the most centuries against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
He helped India put over 350 runs on the board. Kohli smashed his ton in just 80 balls and smashed 12 fours and 1 six in his innings and ended with a score of 113 runs in 87 balls.
2 Sachin Tendulkar’s World record Virat Kohli broke during his 45th ODI century against Sri Lanka
Not only Kohli smashed his 45th ODI century, but he also broke a couple of records created by Sachin Tendulkar. He became the fastest batter to score 73 international centuries. The right-hander achieved the feat in 541 innings whereas Tendulkar did the same in 549 innings. Kohli also broke Tendulkar’s record of fastest to 45 ODI centuries. The 34-year-old achieved the best in 257 innings whereas Sachin did it in 424 innings.
73rd International hundred, 45th in ODI including back-in-back in this format, this is his kingdom.
King Kohli of world cricket. pic.twitter.com/L38wxMtnyH
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 10, 2023
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