New Delhi. Virat Kohli performed amazingly in the World Cup 2023. He scored more than 700 runs with the help of 3 centuries and also became the Player of the Tournament. He is the first player to score 700 or more runs in a World Cup season. However, in the final of the World Cup, Team India lost to Australia by 6 wickets. Kohli has turned 35 years old. In such a situation, there is doubt whether he will be able to play in the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027. Meanwhile, former Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has said a big thing after Kohli's 50th century. Former Indian captain Kohli is the first batsman in the world to score 50 centuries in ODI cricket. Sachin has scored 49 centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar while talking to Cricinfo said, I have known Virat Kohli since the time he did not come to Team India. I am very happy that Virat Kohli has completed 50 centuries. Their game should not stop now. There is a lot of cricket left in him. He said that Virat Kohli still has the hunger for centuries and runs. There are more centuries to come. The record of centuries remained in India only, this is also a matter of happiness for me. It is known that Virat Kohli has scored centuries in all three formats of international cricket. He has scored 29 centuries in Test and one century in T20.
fitness is amazing
Virat Kohli is one of the fittest players in the world. In such a situation, playing the 2027 World Cup does not seem difficult for them. After the World Cup 2023, senior players including Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma have been given rest. The team is currently playing the T20 series with Australia under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The Indian team has to tour South Africa next month. There the team has to play 3 ODIs, 3 T20s and 2 Tests. Senior players may return from the tour.
Won the World Cup in 2011
Virat Kohli was part of the team that won the ODI World Cup in 2011. This was Sachin Tendulkar's last World Cup. Apart from this, he has also won the Champions Trophy title in 2013. T20 World Cup is to be held jointly in West Indies and America in June 2024. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether Kohli and Rohit Sharma enter this ICC tournament or not. Both the senior players are out of the T20 team since November 2022. Due to workload, BCCI also rotated the players according to the series.
Virat Kohli's T20 record is also excellent. In such a situation, he is a contender to play the World Cup. Overall, he has scored 11965 runs in 357 innings of 374 T20 matches at an average of 41. Has scored 8 centuries and 91 half-centuries. That means he played innings of more than 50 runs 99 times. From this one can get an idea of his brilliant game. 122 runs unbeaten is the best performance. Talking about T20 International career, Virat has scored 4008 runs in 107 innings. Has scored one century and 37 half-centuries.
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Tags: Sachin tendulkar, Team india, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 29, 2023, 09:04 IST
