Kohli, who celebrates his 35th birthday today, reached the three-figure mark in his 49th over.
India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored his 49th ODI century on his birthday in the IND vs SA World Cup match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. With his 49th ODI ton he equaled the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most centuries in ODI cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar took 321 innings to reach the 49th century mark, while Virat Kohli took only 277 innings to reach the mark.
Kohli, who celebrates his 35th birthday today, reached the three-figure mark in 119 balls in the 49th over with a single.
It was a record galore for King Kohli, who also became the fourth batsman in history to score more than 1500 runs in ODI World Cups.
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The 35-year-old also surpassed Kumar Sangakkara in the list of all-time leading run-scorers in the World Cup. Kohli is now third in the elite list. Sangakkara amassed 1532 runs in 37 World Cup matches. Sachin is on top spot with 2,278 runs, followed by former Australia captain Ponting, who scored 1,743 runs in 46 World Cup matches.
Talking about the game, Kohli remained unbeaten on 101 off 121 balls while Team India posted a mammoth total of 326 on a tough Eden Gardens pitch. Kohli along with Shreyas Iyer (77) put together a 134-run partnership, helping India bounce back after losing Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
