Pushpendra Parmar
Virat Kohli may have taken Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most centuries in ODI cricket, but now he is targeting an even more difficult record. Actually, the record of most centuries in a calendar year is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. In 1998, Sachin Tendulkar had scored maximum 9 centuries.
Whereas Virat Kohli has scored a total of 6 centuries till the first semi-final match of the World Cup in 2023. That means he now needs 3 centuries to equal Sachin’s record and 4 centuries to break the record.
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How many more ODI matches will Virat be able to play in 2023?
Now the question arises that how many more matches does Virat have in his hands, in which he can score a century and break Sachin’s world record of most centuries in a calendar year.
Team India has reached the final after defeating New Zealand. That means one match of the World Cup is still left. After this, the Indian cricket team will play a three-match ODI series against South Africa in the month of December. These three matches will be played on 17, 19 and 21 December.
That means overall, in the next 6 weeks, Virat Kohli can play a total of 4 more ODI matches, in which he will have to score a century in every match, only then he will be able to break Sachin’s world record of most centuries in a calendar year.
Will you be able to equal someone’s record?
If Virat Kohli scores a century in any two of the next four ODI matches to be played this year, he will surpass the record of Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma and Australian player David Warner for most centuries in a calendar year. Will break.
Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly and David Warner have 7 centuries in their names and Virat has scored 6 centuries this year. If Virat scores a century in any one of the four matches, he will equal the record of 7 centuries of Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly and David Warner.
Virat’s own record of most centuries in a calendar year is 6, which he had also made in 2017 and 2018 before 2023.
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