Former India captain Virat Kohli heartbreakingly did not equal Sachin Tendulkar’s unbelievable file of 49 centuries in ODI cricket as he fell for 95 towards New Zealand in match no. 21 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Dharamsala on Sunday. Kohli was making an attempt to succeed in the landmark with a six however fell simply wanting the boundary.
However, en path to scoring 95, Kohli turned the first-ever batter to attain 3,000 runs throughout all ICC tournaments. Kohli now has 3,054 runs in ICC occasions whereas former West Indies opener Chris Gayle is second on the record with 2,942 runs.
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Indian cricket legend Tendulkar is second-highest run-getter from his nation in ICC occasions with 2,719 runs. Kohli additionally turned the fourth highest run-scorer in ODI cricket through the course of his knock on Sunday – he now has 13,437 runs in ODI cricket surpassing former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya, who scored 13,430 runs.
Tendulkar stays on the high with 18,426 runs whereas Kumar Sangakkara is in second place with 14,234 runs. “Happy that we won. Nothing much to say. He (Kohli) has done this for us so many years. He backed himself to do the job. Kohli and Jadeja pulled us back when we lost a few wickets in the middle. The fielding is something we pride ourselves on. Today the fielding wasn’t clinical. Ravindra Jadeja is one of the best fielders in the world. These things happen,” Rohit Sharma mentioned on the post-match presentation.
Team India, in the meantime, ended a 20-year-long barren run towards New Zealand in ICC occasions. It was India’s first win over the Black Caps because the 2003 ODI World Cup in South Africa.
Pacer Mohammad Shami walked away with the ‘Player of the Match’ award for changing into the primary India to say two five-wicket hauls in ODI World Cups.
“All the wickets are good. When you play for the country, I feel every wicket is important for you. They say that every point (wicket) in building of wickets that you compile is useful. As such, I don’t like any particular wicket more (each wicket is valuable) I enjoy all my wickets,” Shami mentioned within the post-match press convention.
Shami mentioned he wasn’t disillusioned about spending time on the bench so long as his workforce was profitable on the sector. “If your team mates are doing well, you should support them, it’s important that the team performs well, I understand that. It was important to pick those late wickets, you always want your team to be the top side. I am very happy that I got those wickets and India is on top of the table,” Shami mentioned.
