Virat Kohli equals Sachin's most ODI hundreds record; Tendulkar says hope you reach 50th soon
World Cup 2023 match against South Africa, played in Kolkata's Eden Gardens, where he scored an unbeaten knock of 101 runs off 121 balls. The inning comprised of 10 fours. Reacting to Kohli's achievement, Tendulkar said he was hopeful that Kohli would break his record soon.
Track live score and updates of India vs South Africa, World Cup match “I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!! (sic)," the 'Master Blaster' posted on social media platform X. “It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year," Tendulkar added in a lighter vein, referring to him reaching the age of 50 in April this year.
Notably, Kohli achieved the 49 ODI centuries record in a total of 277 innings. This is faster as compared to 451 innings taken by Sachin to reach the mark. This was Kohli's fourth World Cup hundred, and the second in the tournament's ongoing edition.
He is the third highest century-getter for India in the World Cups, behind Rohit Sharma who has seven to his name followed by Tendulkar with six. In the ongoing World Cup, Kohli is the third highest run-scorer, with a total of 543 runs in 8 innings. At the first spot is South Africa's Quinton de Kock, with 550 runs in 8 matches followed by New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra with 523 runs in 8 innings.
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