Virat Kohli goes past Sachin Tendulkar to score most ODI tons against an opponent | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Those had been the times when Virat Kohli struggled to attain runs at his will however now the India batter is again to doing what he does greatest. The Indian run-machine slammed one more century within the third and ultimate ODI towards Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
This was Kohli’s third hundred in his final 4 innings and forty sixth within the ODIs, simply three away to equal Sachin Tendulkar‘s all-time file of 49 tons. The right-handed batsman additionally went previous Tendulkar’s file of scoring most ODI centuries (9) towards a single opponent.

Tendulkar has scored 9 tons of towards Australia in ODIs whereas Kohli additionally made the identical variety of tons towards the West Indies.
The 34-year-old Kohli additionally turned the fifth highest run-getter within the historical past of the one-day internationals, surpassing former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene who has 12650 runs to his identify in 418 innings.

Kohli received to his century off 85 balls studded with 10 fours and a six. His numbers within the ODIs replicate the dominance Kohli owns as he scored 37 tons in successful causes forward of Tendulkar (33) and Ricky Ponting (25).
Kohli went berserk after the century and exhibited a sheer brilliance of magnificent energy hitting throughout his whirlwind knock of 166 not out off 110 balls with the assistance of 13 fours and eight sixes.