The world record of 100 centuries in international cricket seems impossible to break. This record was set by Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, during his 24-year career, and Virat Kohli is now rapidly chasing it. With century after century, Kohli has inched closer to this record. With another century in the Indore ODI, Kohli has declared with his bat that he can break this record. Now the question is: how far is Virat Kohli from breaking this world record?
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The Indore ODI was the last and the final match of the ODI series between New Zealand and India, which the Kiwis won by 41 runs. In response to India’s 338, the Indian team was bowled out for 296 and lost the match by 41 runs. With this, India lost the series 2-1. Although the Indian team lost the match, Virat Kohli won the hearts of fans with his century.
Chasing 338 in Indore, Virat Kohli reached his century off 91 balls, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes. He scored 124 runs off 108 balls, including 10 fours and 3 sixes, setting a record. This was his 54th ODI century and 85th international century. Below, learn about the four records Kohli set with this century.
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4 records made by Virat Kohli in IND vs NZ 3rd ODI in Indore:
- Virat Kohli has become the highest run-scorer at number 3 in ODI cricket. He surpassed Ricky Ponting, who had scored 12,655 runs. Kohli now has over 14,797 runs.
2. Virat Kohli now holds the record for most centuries against New Zealand in ODIs. With seven centuries, he surpassed Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting, who each scored six.
3. Virat Kohli has also become the batsman with the most centuries against New Zealand in international cricket. He now has 10 centuries to his name. In this regard, he surpassed Jacques Kallis, Joe Root, and Sachin Tendulkar. All three legends had scored nine centuries each against the Kiwi team.
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4. Virat Kohli is now the second-highest century-scorer in international cricket, with 85 centuries to his name. Sachin Tendulkar is the number one on this list, having scored 100 centuries.
Kohli has scored 85 international centuries so far. He still needs 16 more centuries to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries. Kohli has retired from Tests and T20s, so he only has the ODI format left to break this record. Kohli can play until the 2027 ODI World Cup. Before this World Cup, the Indian team will play a total of 17 ODIs.
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If Virat Kohli scores 15 centuries in these matches, he will equal the world record of 100 centuries, while scoring 16 centuries will break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. This is easier said than done. Virat will have to score a century in almost every match, which seems impossible. However, if Kohli continues playing ODIs after 2027, this record may be broken in the future.
