‘No doubt, he is the best’, the Australian legend praised Virat

New Delhi. Virat Kohli’s bat continued to shine in World Cup 2023. On his birthday on Sunday, Virat played an unbeaten innings of 101 against South Africa (India vs South Africa) and broke Sachin Tendulkar’s massive record of 49 centuries in ODIs. Virat’s feat was further enhanced when the Indian team won the match by a huge margin of 243 runs and registered their eighth consecutive win in the tournament. The Indian team is currently on top of the points table with 16 points. South Africa are second and have 12 points after winning 6 out of eight matches.

Virat Kohli was congratulated by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for this achievement. Australia’s legendary batsman and former captain Ricky Ponting has congratulated Virat and called him the best cricketer in the ODI format. Speaking at an ICC event, Ponting said, ‘After equaling Sachin’s record, this Indian batsman (Virat) will now be able to play with more freedom.’ “For him, it’s like a huge weight off his shoulders,” Ponting said. I think he was working harder to equal Sachin’s record. It has happened now and the good thing is that it has happened at the right time in the tournament. They have one more match to play and after that they will play the semi-finals. It was an absolutely perfect day for Virat and Team India.’ This is Virat’s second century of the World Cup 2023 and fourth century overall of the tournament.

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The former Australia captain said, ‘There is no doubt that he is the best and I have been saying this for a long time. He didn’t need to equal Sachin’s record to prove it, he didn’t need to break the record. It’s amazing if you look at his overall batting record. Ponting said, ‘It’s beyond imagination to think that he (Virat) has scored his 49th ODI century and equaled Sachin and that too in 175 less innings, it’s unbelievable. ‘ In his unbeaten innings of 101 runs yesterday, Virat faced 121 balls and hit 10 fours. He also played an unbeaten innings of 103 runs against Bangladesh in this World Cup.

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He missed the century three times
In the World Cup 2023, Virat has batted brilliantly and has scored 543 runs at an average of 108.60 in 8 matches. During this period, he has scored two centuries while missing out on scoring three times. He was dismissed with 95 runs in the match against New Zealand, 88 runs in the match against Sri Lanka and 85 runs in the match against Australia.

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