-Vinay Kumar
On Saturday, December 10, in the third and final match against Bangladesh in the ODI series, after Ishaan Kishan’s fiery double century, ‘Run Machine’ Virat Kohli performed ‘Run Tandav’ in his 44th International ODI career. Scored a century. And, if we talk about all the three formats of cricket, he scored 72nd century with his bat. With this latest international century, he broke the record of Australia’s great captain and batsman Ricky Ponting and overtook him,
The history of international cricket tells that former Australian batsman Ricky Ponting had scored 71 centuries in his international career. Now Virat Kohli has 72 centuries in his account. Significantly, now Virat Kohli has reached the second position in terms of scoring the most centuries in international cricket. At number one is master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who has a century record in his name, that is, he has scored a total of 100 centuries. If all goes well and Virat Kohli plays international cricket for another 4-5 years and his form remains intact, then the throne of ‘God of Cricket’ will be in danger. In such a situation, Virat Kohli can also face the danger of stroke.
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Top-3 Batsmen with Most Centuries in International Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar – 100
Virat Kohli – 72*
Ricky Ponting – 71