Virat Kohli broke this record of Sachin Tendulkar in today’s match

Virat Kohli’s performance in the World Cup 2023 being hosted by India is praiseworthy. He is seen batting brilliantly in this tournament.

During this period, he has equalled the record of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar in terms of centuries in ODIs. Not only this, he has also overtaken Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring 1000+ ODI runs most number of times in a calendar year.

Today the match is being played between India and Sri Lanka in the World Cup. In this match, captain Rohit Sharma lost his wicket in the very first over, after which Virat Kohli showed his aggressive form as soon as he came to the crease. He lashed out heavily at the Sri Lankan bowlers. Meanwhile, he has also overtaken Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring 1000+ ODI runs most number of times in a calendar year. Sachin tendulkar has done this 7 times and Virat Kohli has done this 8 times.

Most number of times scoring 1000+ ODI runs in a calendar year

8 – Virat Kohli (2011-14, 2017-19, 2023)*
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (1994, 1996-98, 2000, 2003, 2007)

Virat Kohli has also equaled Sachin Tendulkar in terms of centuries. He has 48 ODI centuries in his name. In such a situation, Virat Kohli still has many opportunities, where he can break this record of Tendulkar. Seeing the kind of game Kohli has shown so far in this World Cup, many stalwarts of the cricket have predicted that he will break Tendulkar’s record of century in this tournament itself.

Talking about the match against Sri Lanka, in this match Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team India, which came on the field to bat, did not have a special start. Team captain Rohit Sharma was out on the second ball of the innings itself. Dilshan Madushanka clean bowled him. However, Virat Kohli, who came to the crease after him, adopted an aggressive form and completed his half-century. Also, opening batsman Shubman Gill also scored a half-century.

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