Virat Kohli (left) and Sachin Tendulkar throughout India’s World Cup 2023 semi-final vs New Zealand.© X (previously Twitter)
India star batter Virat Kohli slammed his 50th ODI century on Wednesday to script a brand new all-time file. During the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final conflict towards New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the right-handed batter scored a century to attain the milestone. With it, Kohli additionally surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s earlier world file of 49 ODI centuries. After crossing the 100-run mark, Kohli bowed right down to Tendulkar, who was sitting within the stands. Tendulkar too acknowledged Kohli’s gesture as he clapped and hailed the previous for reaching the feat.
Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif was mighty impressed with Kohli’s gesture in direction of Tendulkar after the 50th ODI ton.
“Look after the 2011 World Cup Virat carried his guru Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders saying, Sachin’s carried the burden of the nation for 21 years, and it’s now our time to do the same for him. After winning that World Cup is where his journey started. And now on that very same ground, he’s broken Sachin’s record in front of Sachin himself, and after breaking the record Virat also acknowledged Sachin and even went down on his knees to pay respects to the his hero and the master of the game. This shows the nature and character of Virat Kohli,” Kaif informed Star Sports.
“He’s a big player himself, but being a good human and giving due respect to his masters shows how disciplined he is. Also what makes this knock memorable is the stage on which he’s got it. There were conversations that his record in knockouts is not great, but he’s answered everyone by scoring a century, and ensuring that India qualifies for the finals,” the previous India cricketer added.
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