Virat Kohli on 50th ODIs Century: In the India-New Zealand semi-final match, Virat Kohli finally broke the master-blaster’s record, which was once considered impossible to break. Now Virat Kohli has taken Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most centuries (49) in ODI cricket. He achieved this feat in a big match like the semi-final against New Zealand.
As soon as Virat scored his 50th century during the first innings of the match, the first person who was sitting in the stadium paid respect to Sachin Tendulkar by bowing his head. After this he also gave a flying kiss to his wife Anushka. After the end of the Indian innings, read here what he said about this half-century of his centuries…
‘It’s like a dream’
Virat Kohli said, ‘I don’t know what to say right now. Once again that great man (Sachin Tendulkar) congratulated me. It’s really like a dream. It was a big match for us and I played my role. As I have said earlier, the most important thing for me is that my team wins. The team has given me a role in this tournament and I am doing the same. The only way to perform regularly is to play according to the conditions and play for the team.
If you ever want to see a perfect combination of absolute grace, class and humility this is it. King Kohli @imVkohli scores his 50th Century surpassing @sachin_rt’s record. He bows down to the legend himself and his wife @AnushkaSharma – No one can achieve such milestones without… pic.twitter.com/w863ggsfbC
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) November 15, 2023
Virat said, ‘Sachin paaji was present there in the stand. It is very difficult for me to express that moment. My spouse and my idol were sitting there and then so many cricket fans present in Wankhede. This moment is a moment that can never be forgotten.
Virat played an inning of 117 runs in the semi-finals
Virat Kohli scored 117 runs on 113 balls in the semi-final against New Zealand. Along with him, other top-5 batsmen of Team India also played brilliant innings. The result was that Team India, batting first, scored a huge score of 397 runs. In reply, New Zealand team could score only 327 runs. Now Team India will play the final match on 19th November.