World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli helped Shreyas Iyer get his first boundary of the match.© X (Twitter)
Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 101 to energy India to 326/5 in opposition to South Africa in a high of the desk conflict of the continued Cricket World Cup 2023 conflict on Sunday. Celebrating his thirty fifth birthday in entrance of a jam-packed Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Kohli slammed his forty ninth century to equal batting nice Sachin Tendulkar‘s document for probably the most variety of tons in 50-over cricket. The previous India captain additionally surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara to turn out to be the third-highest run-scorer of all time in ODI World Cup historical past.
Along with Shreyas Iyer, Kohli shared a third-wicket partnership of 134 after India captain Rohit Sharma had opted to bat.
Whereas Iyer, who made a blistering 77, was struggling to search out his toes early on within the innings, Kohli helped him get his first boundary of the match.
Iyer shuffled throughout and paddled Tabraiz Shamsi‘s supply for a boundary. Nonetheless, umpire Paul Reiffel gave it 4 byes initially.
However, after a quick chat with Kohli, Reiffel overturned his resolution to award Iyer a boundary.
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Kohli’s century on Sunday can also be his 79th in worldwide cricket. Up to now, he has smashed 49 centuries in ODIs, 29 in Assessments, and one in T20Is.
His record-equalling ton has come on the identical floor the place he scored his first-ever worldwide ton in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2009.
The previous India captain additionally joined an elite firm of batters who scored a century on their birthdays. These gamers embody Sachin himself, Vinod Kambli, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, and Mitchell Marsh.
(With ANI Inputs)
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