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Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar
Former Indian legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar praised Virat Kohli aft helium scored his 52nd ODI century, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record. The milestone was achieved during the archetypal ODI betwixt India and South Africa astatine the JSCA International Stadium Complex successful Ranchi.Kohli's innings helped stabilise India's people and established him arsenic a batting great. By surpassing Tendulkar's 51 centuries successful Tests, helium became the subordinate with the astir centuries successful a azygous format of planetary
cricket
."Those who've played with Virat Kohli and against him, they each hold that he's the top of ODIs. Ricky Ponting besides rated him arsenic the GOAT. It's precise pugnacious to get appreciation from Australians. When you walk Sachin, you cognize wherever this antheral stands," helium told JioStar during the mid-innings break.ODI remains the lone planetary format Kohli plays aft retiring from Tests and T20Is. He aims to enactment successful the 2027 World Cup earlier ending his career.Despite facing disapproval from experts suggesting retirement, Kohli maintained his beardown form. He scored 135 runs disconnected 120 balls successful this match.During the match, a instrumentality ran onto the tract to interaction Kohli's feet earlier information unit removed him from the ground.
Both Kohli and 38-year-old Rohit made their instrumentality to ODI cricket aft stepping distant from T20 and Test formats.Their acquisition strengthened the Indian team, which was led by KL Rahul owed to Shubman Gill's injury, pursuing a 2-0 Test bid nonaccomplishment to South Africa.After losing opener
Yashasvi Jaiswal
aboriginal for 18, Kohli joined Rohit astatine the crease to large cheers from the 38,000 spectators.The duo stabilized the innings earlier Jansen dismissed Rohit lbw.
Rohit's 51-ball innings featured 5 fours and 3 sixes.Despite losing further wickets, Kohli maintained his composure done the mediate overs erstwhile scoring slowed.After reaching his archetypal period since February, Kohli accelerated dramatically, scoring 21 runs disconnected Prenelan Subrayen successful the 39th implicit with 2 fours and 2 sixes.Nandre Burger yet dismissed Kohli, caught by Ryan Rickelton, aft helium had deed 11 fours and 7 sixes
