Virat Kohli Scripts History, Becomes First Cricketer To Hit 50 ODI Hundreds

Former Indian captain, Virat Kohli beats Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in an ODI World Cup in the course of his innings and became the first hitter in history to reach 50 hundreds in one-day internationals.

With eight fifty-plus runs in the 2023 World Cup, the former captain of India was able to surpass both Sachin Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan. During India's World Cup semifinal match against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday, Virat Kohli set a record for the most 50+ scores in a single World Cup edition. With eight fifty-plus runs in the 2023 World Cup, the former captain of India has surpassed both Sachin Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan, who each have seven. Shakib accomplished the same in 2019, but Sachin done so in 2003. Kohli has scored six half-centuries and two hundreds in this World Cup, both against Bangladesh and South Africa. Australia, Afghanistan, New Zealand (twice), Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands were the targets in the 1950s.

Kohli leads the 2023 World Cup run-scorers chart thanks to his recent hot streak. Additionally, he became just the third batter from India to score 600 runs or more in a single tournament. Throughout ten games, he scored an astounding 711* runs at an exceptional average of 99.00. He had a significant impact on India's tournament effort with his three centuries and six half-centuries. Kohli's reliable and prolific performances were essential to India's success in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Thus far in 2023, Virat Kohli has scored six hundreds. Kohli's century against New Zealand is his third of the tournament and his fifth overall in the ODI World Cup. In his World Cup debut match against Bangladesh in 2011, he struck a century. Then, in 2015, he scored a century against Pakistan. While Kohli enjoyed himself immensely at bat at the 2019 World Cup, he was unable to record any hundreds. After Sourav Ganguly and Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli is currently the only other Indian player to score hundreds in an ODI World Cup knockout round. In the 2003 World Cup semifinal, Ganguly scored an undefeated 111 off 114 balls against Kenya, while in the 2015 World Cup quarterfinal, Rohit hammered 137 against Bangladesh. 

This World Cup, Virat Kohli has been playing in incredible form. A number of Sachin Tendulkar's records have been shattered by Kohli during his incredible run. The 35-year-old Kohli currently holds the marks for most fifty-plus scores in any ODI World Cup and most runs in a single edition. During his innings in the opening semifinal, Kohli also moved up to No. 3 on the list of all-time one-day international runs scored, surpassing Ricky Ponting.