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• Virat Kohli’s 52nd century
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• Sachin-Ricky’s record was broken

After scoring a century in Ranchi ODI against South Africa By Virat Kohli caused a stir. Batting with blistering pace, he scored his 52nd ODI century. Kohli completed this century in 102 balls. This is Kohli’s 83rd century in international cricket, making him the highest run-scorer in the format. With this century, Kohli also broke the world record of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.

How many balls did Kohli take to complete his century?

King Kohli completed his century with a boundary on the fifth ball of the 38th over of the innings. After an early hit, Virat Kohli notched up a century but showed no signs of haste and reached three figures. This is his third ODI century in five innings in Ranchi. Moreover, it is his sixth ODI century against South Africa, making him the most ODI centuries against the team. He surpassed David Warner and Sachin Tendulkar.

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Which world record did Kohli break Ponting and Tendulkar?

With this innings, Virat Kohli broke the world records of Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar. In fact, Virat Kohli has become the most six-hitting batsman while batting at number three in the ODI format. He broke Ricky Ponting’s record of 217 sixes. He surpassed Ponting by hitting two sixes in this match. With his half-century, he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of most 50+ runs at home. Kohli has broken Sachin’s record of 58 times. Kohli scored 59+ runs for the 59th time in a home ODI.

Kohli is the first batsman in the world to do so

Besides breaking the records of Ponting and Tendulkar, Virat Kohli also achieved a record that no one else in history has achieved. Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to score 10,000 runs in bilateral ODIs. Before this match, he had 9,936 runs in bilateral ODIs. He created history as he completed his 64th run in the match.

Also completed a special century

Kohli too Completed a special century. He scored 100+ 50 runs at home. He became the fourth batsman in history to complete this unique century. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most 50+ runs at home, having achieved the feat a total of 112 times across all formats. Ricky Ponting is second. This great Australian captain achieves this feat 106 times. South Africa’s legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis (104) is in third place.

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How many balls did it take to reach a half century?

Virat Kohli completes his half-century with a stylish six. He completed his half-century by hitting Corbin Bosh for a six off the 48th ball of his innings. He then hit another six. This was Kohli’s second century in a row. He played an important role in India’s victory by scoring an unbeaten half-century in the ODI against Australia in Sydney last month.

136-run partnership with Rohit

After a successful early dismissal, Virat Kohli came to the crease. Along with Rohit, he not only stabilized the Indian innings but also looked in excellent form. He started hitting boundaries right from the start. Not just fours but after a few balls he started hitting sixes too. Kohli combined with Rohit for a massive 136-run stand for the second wicket and laid the foundations for a big score for India.