India new cricket record: Kohli ahead of Tendulkar |
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli became the first player in One Day International history to have scored 8 or more centuries against 3 different oppositions. Kohli, who scored 120 off 125 deliveries, guided his team to victory against West Indies in the second ODI encounter in Port of Spain. He went on to score his 42nd ODI hundred with the help of 14 boundaries and one six. This was his 8th ODI century against West Indies. The Indian skipper had previously scored eight centuries against Australia and Sri Lanka. The record previously belonged to India legend Sachin Tendulkar who had nine centuries against Australia and eight against Sri Lanka. Kohli also surpassed 2000 runs against West Indies, hence becoming the only Indian batsman after Tendulkar to achieve the feat against two or more oppositions. He also has more than 2000 runs against Sri Lanka. Kohli also surpassed the former skipper Sourav Ganguly to become India`s 2nd highest-run getter in the ODIs. In his 50-over career, Ganguly scored 11,353 runs in 311 ODIs. Kohli, playing his 238th match in the format, crossed the total during his knock.
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