World Cup: Virat Kohli joins Tendulkar, Jayasuriya in illustrious list of players to score hundred on birthday

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World Cup: Virat Kohli joins Tendulkar, Jayasuriya in illustrious list of players to score hundred on birthday


Image Source : AP Virat Kohli celebrates his century in opposition to South Africa in Kolkata on November 5

Virat Kohli pulled off a record-laden hundred in opposition to South Africa in the top-of-the-table World Cup 2023 conflict on Sunday. The legendary batter equalled Sachin Tendulkar‘s report for 49 ODI centuries and did it on his thirty fifth birthday to make it an important day.

Batting first, India misplaced in-form openers in the primary eleven over however a superb fifty from Shreyas Iyer and an unbeaten hundred from Kohli helped India score 326 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Kohlui stole the limelight once more for his birthday and extra due to his record-laden hundred.

Kohli additionally joined Sachin Tendulkar in one other memorable milestone together with his century. He grew to become the one seventh cricketer in the World to score an ODI century on his birthday. The former captain grew to become the one third Indian cricketer to be a part of this elite list. 

The former cricketer Vinod Kambli was the participant to obtain this feat in 1993 when registered an unbeaten hundred in opposition to England in Jaipur on his twenty first birthday. Sachin Tendulkar repeated the feat after scoring 134 runs in opposition to Australia in Sharjah in 1998. Most not too long ago, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh smashed 121 runs in opposition to Pakistan in the continuing World Cup 2023 and is now joined by Virat Kohli with a memorable knock.

Players to score ODI hundred of birthday:

  1. Vinod Kambli (India) – 100* vs England in 1993 

  2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 134 vs Australia in 1998

  3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 130 vs Bangladesh in 2008

  4. Ross Taylor (New Zealand) – 131* vs Pakistan in 2011

  5. Tom Latham (New Zealand) – 140* vs Netherlands in 2022

  6. Mitchell Marsh (Australia) – 121 vs Pakistan in 2023

  7. Virat Kohli (India) – 101* vs South Africa in 2023 (Today)

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli additionally grew to become the one second Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to score 6000-plus ODI runs in India. Kohli additionally leads the scoring chart for India in the continuing match with 543 runs in eight innings with two a whole bunch and 4 fifties. 

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