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“No modern batsman is even close to him!” Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli becomes only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries

Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 166 runs against Sri Lanka in third ODI against Sri Lanka.

Fans on Twitter reacted after Virat Kohli becomes only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries. They lauded the batter for his massive achievement and said that no modern batsman is even close to him.

Virat Kohli becomes only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries 

Indian batter Virat Kohli is just taking the game of cricket to another level. He produced another magnificent performance with the bat as he scored his 46th ton in ODIs and took his team to a comfortable position in the ongoing third game against Sri Lanka.

His 74th International century was another example of why is he considered among the greats to have played the game of cricket. Kohli came to bat when India lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the 16th over of 42 runs.

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Kohli looked very optimistic right from ball 1 and played staggering strokes all over the ground. This was his second hundred of the series with the first one coming in the opening game of the series.

Kohli’s century took India past 350 runs as he staggering crafted his innings and made a mockery of the Sri Lankan bowling lineup. The right-hander scored unbeaten 166 runs and 13 fours and 8 sixes in his innings and batted with a strike rate of 150.91.

His innings also saw him becoming the third-highest run-getter at home in the format. Kohli surpassed Mahela Jayawardene to enter the top five of the all-time highest run-getters in the ODI format.

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With his ton, Kohli  became the only batter to score 10 centuries against an ODI team (Sri Lanka) and also broke record for most centuries at home. His unbeaten 166-run knock against Sri Lanka saw him smashing his 21st ton at home. Apart from his he also became only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries .

Fans on Twitter react as Virat Kohli becomes only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries 

As Virat Kohli becomes only the 2nd player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to have 50 List A centuries, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They hailed the batter for his staggering heroics and said no modern batsman is even close to him. Here are some of the reactions:

 

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