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Batting maverick Virat Kohli (AFP Image)
Virat Kohli returned to form in the 50-over format last year with a brilliant century against Bangladesh in the third ODI.
batting maverick Virat Kohli After a short break, he is all set to return to the Indian team for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. The former Indian skipper will be eyeing multiple records in the upcoming three-match series. The 34-year-old returned to the 50-over format with a brilliant hundred against Bangladesh in the third ODI last year.
With the three-match series beginning on Tuesday, Kohli is a ton away from emulating batting great Sachin Tendulkar’s list of most hundreds at home in One Day Internationals. The 34-year-old has broken many records of the master blasters but Tendulkar’s greatness still leaves him with a lot to break.
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Tendulkar scored 20 centuries in 164 matches at home during his illustrious ODI career. While Kohli is right behind him with 19 tons in 101 ODIs, however, the batting maverick last scored an ODI century at home against Australia in March 2019.
Most ODI centuries at home
- Sachin Tendulkar – 20 in 164 ODIs
- Virat Kohli – 19 in 101 ODIs
- Hashim Amla – 14 in 69 ODIs
Kohli also has a chance to break Tendulkar’s record for most centuries against Sri Lanka in ODIs. The two batting legends are currently on top with 8 centuries each. The 34-year-old enjoys batting against the Lankans as one of his best ODI innings – 133* – came against them in 2012 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. He has so far scored 2220 runs in 47 matches against Sri Lanka at an astonishing average of 60. While Tendulkar has scored 3113 runs in 84 matches against the neighboring country.
most centuries in India vs sri lanka odi
- Virat Kohli – 8 in 47 matches
- Sachin Tendulkar – 8 in 84 matches
- Sanath Jayasuriya – 7 in 89 matches
- Gautam Gambhir – 6 in 37 matches
- Rohit Sharma – 6 in 46 matches
- Kumar Sangakkara – 6 in 76 matches
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There is one more record that Kohli will be eyeing in the upcoming series. The batting maestro has so far scored 12471 runs in 265 ODIs in his career and is just 180 runs short of entering the list of top 5 highest run-getters in ODI cricket. Former Sri Lankan captain and batting legend Mahela Jayawardene is currently on the fifth spot with 12650 runs in 448 ODIs. Tendulkar is at the top of the table with 18426 runs in 463 ODIs and it will be a herculean task for Kohli to surpass that.
Most runs in ODI cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar – 18426 runs in 463 ODIs
- Kumar Sangakkara – 14234 runs in 404 ODIs
- Ricky Ponting – 13704 runs in 375 ODIs
- Sanath Jayasuriya – 134300 runs in 445 ODIs
- Mahela Jayawardene – 12650 runs in 448 ODIs
- Virat Kohli – 12471 runs in 265 ODIs
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