The teacher congratulates the apprentice! Sachin Tendulkar praises Virat Kohli after the latter equaled 49 ODI tons
The great Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Virat Kohli after the latter registered his 49th ODI ton. With a special century in the IND vs SA World Cup, Kohli has now equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 49 ODI centuries.
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The master blaster took to social media to congratulate King Kohli. He wrote, “Well played Virat. 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. Congratulations!!”
Most hundreds in ODIs
49 Virat Kohli (277 innings)49 Sachin Tendulkar (452)31Rohit Sharma (251)30 Ricky Ponting (365)28 Sanath Jayasuriya (433)
Sachin Tendulkar sent a witty message on his social media platform. He claimed that it took him 365 days to turn 50 from 49, but he wanted Kohli to reach his 50th ODI ton in the next few days to surpass him and achieve a major world record.
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Birthday boy Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar with 49 hours of ODI ton in IND vs SA
After a powerful start from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, it was Virat Kohli along with the company of Shreyas Iyer who created a solid partnership to help India amass a total of 326 runs on the board. Kohli was always patient as he rotated strikes without taking any risk of playing big shots. It took him 119 balls and 10 fours to reach the 49 ODI ton mark.
“I thank God for giving me the opportunity to play and contribute to the success of the team. It’s cool to get a hundred dollars on my birthday in front of this big crowd in this big place. The pitch is slower and we also have a quality bowling team, but we will have to work hard. Wickets will be the key, getting a couple early will put them under pressure with the way this pitch is behaving.” said Virat Kohli after the tremendous knock.
