Off The Field

Virat Kohli On The Cusp Of Breaking Another Sachin Tendulkar Record

Written by Vipin Darwade

Indian captain Virat Kohli, who will lead the side against West Indies in the upcoming ODI series after being rested for the Asia Cup, is all set to break another Sachin Tendulkar record.

Kohli needs only 187 runs to overtake Tendulkar’s tally of 1573 runs in 39 ODIs at an average of 52.73 against the Windies. The Indian captain has played 27 ODIs against Windies and has scored 1387 runs at an average of 60.30. This includes four centuries and nine half-centuries and considering his consistency, he is primed to breach Sachin’s record.

The other players who are on the list are Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly. and Mohammed Azharuddin. From the current crop of players MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma find themselves in the top 10 bracket.

In 211 ODIs, the Indian captain has scored 9779 runs at a staggering average of 58.20 and with a strike rate of 92.12. He has already peeled off 35 centuries in this format and is only next to Sachin Tendulkar who has 49 tons to his name.

 

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Vipin Darwade