Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the world record with his 50 ODI centuries.
Virat Kohli has finally surpassed legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the international batsman with most centuries in ODI cricket. The Indian cricket team captain blocked his 50th ODI ton against a hapless New Zealand bowling attack in the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Kohli looked in good form and managed to reach the milestone in 106 balls with the help of 8 fours and sixes. Before the match, Kohli and Sachin shared 49 centuries in a faultless innings that etched his name in the history books. It is also Kohli’s eighth fifty plus in the 2023 World Cup – the highest in a single edition of the tournament.
Most 50-plus scores in a World Cup edition
8 – Virat Kohli (2023)
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
7 – Shakib Al Hasan (2019)
6 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
6 – David Warner (2019)
That’s not all, Kohli added on another World Cup record held by Tendulkar. He became the highest run-scorer in one edition of Cricket World Cup.
Most runs in a single World Cup edition
674* – Virat Kohli (2023)
673 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
659 – Matthew Hayden (2007)
648 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
647 – David Warner (2019)
Rohit Sharma won the toss and was selected to bat for New Zealand.
Three of the previous four matches of the tournament at the Wankhede have been played by teams who have won earlier, apart from Australia’s dramatic win over Afghanistan, where Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 201 meant they secured three wins. Hosts India and New Zealand are unbeaten.
