Fans are expecting Kohli to hit another ton and mark his 50th century after he equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record on his 35th birthday.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir also feels that Kohli ‘slowed down’ a bit towards the end of his inning to complete his 49th ODI century. As per the former southpaw, the move ‘could have hurt India’.
Reacting to the criticism, Kohli defended the approach behind his batting.
The master blaster hilariously joked and said that it took a year for him to go from 49 to 50 (referring to his age), but hopes Kohli would break his record in the coming days.
With eight straight consecutive wins, the Men in Blue will look to head into the semi-finals of the 2023 world Cup unbeaten.
‘Triple Dhamaka’ – Wedding, India’s thumping win on the same day and Virat equals Sachin’s century record!
In the viral clip, Virat can be seen performing the hook steps of the song played by the DJ during the second innings of the match.
Following today's win, the Men in Blue have remained unbeaten in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Fans couldn't help but gush over their adorable display of love.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) posted a video on Instagram, featuring Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin alongside head coach Rahul Dravid, with a caption, "Incredible batter. Elite chaser. Born leader. Virat Kohli is fulfilling his destiny and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in the history books."
Meet Pintu from Berhampur who is a die-hard fan of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli is known for his passion and determination towards the game of cricket where he has achieved a lot, created records, and scored centuries whenever India needed him. It is for this reason that Virat is being called India's chase master.
Responding to Malik’s opinion, a fan even wrote, “Shoaib Malik, thank you for teaching Virat Kohli how to bat; now please teach acting to Amitabh Bachchan as well.”
Hayden urged world cricket to savour this moment in Kohli’s career as he drew an emotional comparison with Tendulkar.
Sachin is happy that an Indian cricketer has the opportunity to surpass his record in ODIs.
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