Indian cricket workforce pulled off their largest ODI win towards South Africa within the thirty seventh match of the World Cup 2023 on Sunday, November 5. Star batter Virat Kohli was the centre of consideration as he scored an unbeaten hundred on his thirty fifth birthday to make it an important day at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.Â
But extra importantly, Kohli additionally broke Sachin Tendulkar‘s report for many ODI tons of by producing his forty ninth century and in addition claimed the Player of the Match award. Sachin was fast to congratulate his former teammate for equalling his particular report and in addition tipped to convey the subsequent one quickly.
After the sport, the well-known commentator and cricket pundit Harsha Bhogle requested Kohli his ideas on Sachin’s congratulatory message. Kohli performed down the talks of comparability with Sachin and stated that equalling his ‘hero’s report’ is an emotional second for him.
“I’m just happy that God has blessed me with that enjoyment,” Kohli advised Harsha Bhogle after the match. “I’m just happy that I’m being able to do what I have done over all these years. (On Sachin’s message) It is all too much for me to take in now, to equal my hero’s record is something special for me. He is perfection when it comes to batting. It’s a very emotional moment for me. I know where I come from, I know the days I have watched him on TV. Just to get that appreciation from him means a lot to me.”
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Kohli and urged him to break his report along with his fiftieth ODI hundred within the upcoming video games.
“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!!” Sachin Tendulkar wrote in his Twitter put up.
