Days after Virat Kohli reached the milestone of 50 ODI centuries, former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal mentioned that Babar Azam might break the star Indian participant’s document. Speaking on a Pakistani information channel ‘ARY News’, Akmal mentioned that solely the highest three batters can break the document of 50 ODI centuries and added that Babar might do it.
The former Pakistan participant added that Indian opener Shubman Gill can even chase the document of 50 ODI centuries. (Former Pakistan All-Rounder Mohammad Hafeez To Serve As Pakistan Head Coach For Australia, NZ Tours)
“Vo (record) top-3 waale he tod sakte hai 50 hundred ka. Middle-order batsman nahi tod payega. Hamare paas Babar (Azam) hai vo karsakta hai. Top-3 mein khelta hai. Unke paas abhi (Shubman) Gill hai, vo peeche lag sakta hai is record ke (Only the top three batters can break the record of 50 ODI centuries and the middle-order can’t break it. We have Babar Azam who can break it. They have Shubman Gill who can chase the record),” Akmal mentioned on ARY News. (India Vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 LIVE Updates: MS Dhoni To Be Present For Final?)
While some followers believed that Babar might really hit 50 centuries in One-Day cricket, others reacted hilariously on the web trolling each Babar and Kamran Akmal. Checkout the reactions right here:
He can’t even dream that
— Manu (@virat_facts) November 16, 2023
joke of the yr  pic.twitter.com/Hmn46bOykY
— Cricket Freak (@Cricjunction008) November 16, 2023
in dream  pic.twitter.com/JjHkSFUXo8
— ..Rai ji.. (@Vinod_r108) November 16, 2023
— Amit Shah (Parody) (@Motabhai012) November 16, 2023
Creating historical past in ODI cricket, Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar to turn into the primary participant to 50 lots of. After a short time, Virat made a gesture that stole the present when he bowed to Sachin, who was cheering from the stands because the star batter broke his document. Against New Zealand within the first semi-final, Virat struck 117 from 113 balls. There had been two sixes and 9 fours all through his knock.
In India’s 10 matches of the event, the 35-year-old has scored 691 runs at a mean of 115.16 and a strike price of over 89. His greatest rating is 117. Virat has scored three centuries and 5 fifties in 10 innings within the event and is the best run-getter. The former India skipper has scored the best variety of runs in a Cricket World Cup version, going previous (*50*) document of 673 runs within the 2003 version of the event.