New Delhi, May 12: If there was one player who was considered worthy of bettering Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international hundreds, it was Virat Kohli.
When Tendulkar was asked in an award ceremony after hitting his 100th century on who can break his record, he took two names: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Within a week, both Rohit and Virat retired from Test format.
Kohli, is still 18 hundreds away from equalling the incredible milestone and now has just one format to play, may be for a maximum of two years.
In an age when the relevance of the 50-over format is a continuous debate, hitting 19 hundreds in ODIs is a humongous task.
There is a possibility of Kohli featuring in the ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2027.Before that, India is scheduled play only 27 ODIs which includes a three-match series against Bangladesh in August-September.It looks Tendulkar’s record is ‘here to stay’.Tendulkar scored 51 centuries in 200 Tests and 49 centuries in 463 ODIs.Kohli hit 30 centuries in 123 Tests, 51 in 302 ODIs and one in 125 T20 games.Former captain Rohit has scored a total of 49 centuries, including 12 in Tests, 32 in ODIs and five in T20s. (PTI)
