Virat Kohli equals the record of Sachin Tendulkar as he hits his 49th one-day international century in India's 243-run World Cup win over South Africa.
Virat Kohli equalled the record of fellow India great Sachin Tendulkar as he hit his 49th one-day international century in a dominant 243-run win for the hosts against South Africa in the World Cup.
India's powerful seam attack was backed up by their spinners as they breezed through the South Africa batting line-up, with Jadeja the pick of the bowlers, taking 5-33. "Every opportunity to play for India is a big one and to do this on my birthday in front of a huge crowd is the stuff of dreams. It is something you dream about as a child," said Kohli, whose innings included 10 fours."People like comparisons - I am never going to be as good as him. He is perfection with batting.
Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008, and played alongside Tendulkar in the early stages of his career, including a World Cup victory against the same opponents in 2011. With fewer ODIs expected to be played in the future, amid the popularity of T20 cricket, he could reach 50 ODI centuries knowing the record may never be broken again.South Africa's fate was perhaps decided when they were asked to chase after losing the toss.
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