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Virat Kohli scored 113 runs in 87 balls. (AP Photo)
Virat Kohli registered his 45th ODI century on Tuesday and is now just four centuries away from equaling the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Together India batting star Virat Kohli Compared with scoring his 45th ODI century in the first match of the series against Sri Lanka in Guwahati Sachin Tendulkar obeyed. That has been the case with Kohli over the years, now second only to the batting legend given his hunger for hundreds in ODIs.
Before Kohli went through a century drought that lasted almost three years, he was all set to equal or perhaps break Tendulkar’s record of 100 international hundreds.
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While that record could be a bit more challenging for Kohli, he can emulate and perhaps surpass Tendulkar’s record of most ODI hundreds in history only in 2023.
Tendulkar retired with 49 tons in ODIs and Kohli needs five more such scores to go past his countryman.
Statistically, Kohli continues to draw comparisons with the batting maestro but Gautam Gambhir I think it is useless to claim that scoring runs was more difficult in Tendulkar’s time.
You can’t compare Virat with Sachin. In Sachin’s time, there were no 5 players within 30 yards,” Gambhir said. star sports During a mid-innings show.
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Gambhir was referring to the powerplay rules, which restrict the number of fielders outside the 30-yard circle during different phases of an innings.
India’s top-three thwarted the Sri Lankan attack in the first ODI with captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill sharing a century stand for the first wicket.
Rohit smashed a flamboyant 83 off 67 balls, while Gill smashed a quickfire 70 off 60 balls, followed by Kohli’s swashbuckling Barsapara Cricket Stadium with a spectacular 114. India posted a massive 373/7 before Sri Lanka were restricted to 306/8.
Gambhir also criticized Sri Lanka’s bowling, describing it as ‘ordinary’.
“It was pretty normal bowling,” Gambhir said. And how easy it was for Rohit and Shubman to score runs today. This was surprising to me. You have to be consistent and Sri Lanka’s bowling outing was very disappointing for me.”
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