Hope you go from 49 to 50 in next few days: Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred in their World Cup match against South Africa. Soon after the legend himself wished him very best and hoped Kohli to break his record in next few days.
«It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days,» Sachin tweeted.
Earlier today, Virat Kohli went on to score his 49th ODI century equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons. Virat, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today, took 119 balls to reach to his milestone.
Kohli took 277 innings to hit 49th century, compared to 452 innings of Tendulkar. Incidentally, Kohli has also scored the most runs in international cricket among contemporary players and is just next to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record.
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« Back to recommendation storiesI don't want to see these stories becauseSUBMITIn this World Cup, Kohli has scored the most runs for India — 442 in seven innings at an average of 88.40, including a century and four half-centuries.
Virat has represented India in 111 Tests, scoring 8,676 runs at an average of 49.29. He has scored 29 centuries and 29 fifties, with best score of 254*. He is India's fifth-highest scorer in Tests. Sachin is the highest Test run-scorer with 15,921 runs.
Notably, Virat has notched the fourth-highest number of Test centuries for India and is among the top 10 worldwide.
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