Virat Kohli wins golden bat (AP Image)
It was a memorable marketing campaign for Virat Kohli as he grew to become the primary batter to attain 50 ODI centuries together with his fabulous knock in opposition to New Zealand within the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Team India batting maestro Virat Kohli completed the ODI World Cup 2023 with probably the most runs within the match. Kohli was in elegant kind all through the match and scored 765 runs in 11 matches at a staggering common of 95.62.
The 35-year-old began the marketing campaign with an 85-run knock in opposition to Australia and completed with 54 runs in opposition to the identical opposition within the summit conflict of the match. However, his closing knock didn’t assist India a lot as they misplaced the WC closing to Australia by 6 wickets. It was a memorable marketing campaign for Kohli as he grew to become the primary batter to attain 50 ODI centuries together with his fabulous knock in opposition to New Zealand within the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Virat Kohli in World Cup 2023
11 innings | 765 runs | Average 95.62 | Strike Rate 90.31 | 3 X 100s | 6 X 50s
The 35-year-old hit three centuries which helped him break Sachin Tendulkar’s huge file of most ODI tons. Tendulkar hit 49 ODI centuries throughout his illustrious profession.
Kohli additionally broke Tendulkar’s file for many runs in a single version of World Cup. Tendulkar managed to amass 673 runs however India did not win the trophy after dropping the ultimate to Australia.
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The Indian cricket staff gave the position of anchor to Kohli and he fulfilled it nicely all through the match. Whenever India had been in hassle there was Kohli to rescue them and assist them submit huge on the scoreboard.
He additionally grew to become the primary batter to attain 5 consecutive 50-plus scores in World Cups
Five consecutive 50+ scores in World Cups
5 Steven Smith in 2015
5 Virat Kohli in 2019
5 Virat Kohli in 2023
The 35-year-old grew to become the primary Indian to attain 50-plus scores in each semi-final and closing in a World Cup version.
50+ scores in each semi & closing in a World Cup version
Mike Brearley (1979)
David Boon (1987)
Javed Miandad (1992)
Aravinda de Silva (1996)
Grant Elliot (2015)
Steven Smith (2015)
Virat Kohli (2023)
Meanwhile, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored 597 runs in 11 matches and completed second on most runs tally within the 2023 World Cup. Rohit scored one century and three half-centuries however the numbers don’t justify how essential his position was on the high of the order. His ultra-aggressive method within the powerplay allowed the opposite batters to take some additional time to get settled.
