Virat Kohli: Undisputed King of ODI cricket hits 50th ton

By Umama Momin
Published on | Nov 15, 2023

History at Wankhede!

Virat Kohli smashed his 80th international century off 106 balls becoming the only player in history to have 50 ODI tons to his name

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Kohli goes past the Master

On Nov 5, Kohli had equalled his idol's record of 49 ODI centuries but with this ton, Kohli went past Sachin Tendulkar to make history

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Knockout jinx broken!

This was Virat Kohli's first score of 50+ in 8 ODI World Cup knockout games. His previous scores: 24, 9, 35, 3, 1, 1

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291 matches, 279 innings

Virat achieved this milestone in just 291 games, a testament to his batting prowess. Sachin Tendulkar had scored his 49th ODI ton in his 462nd ODI

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Most runs in a single edition

Virat Kohli now has 711 runs in 2023 World Cup - highest in a single edition. He broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 673 runs from 2003 edition

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A first for Virat in World Cups

Kohli had crossed the 500 run-mark for the first time since his ODI World Cup debut in 2011

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Kohli in WC 2023

Virat Kohli has 6 fifties and 3 centuries from 10 innings in this World Cup and he's the top run-scorer of the current edition

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Most half-centuries

The charismatic batter also holds the record for most 50+ scores in a single World Cup edition - he has 8 such scores in 2023

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