‘We may even see Virat Kohli’s fiftieth hundred’: Ashraful’s prediction forward of World Cup semi-final towards New Zealand | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

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‘We may even see Virat Kohli’s fiftieth hundred’: Ashraful’s prediction forward of World Cup semi-final towards New Zealand | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful has expressed confidence in India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli reaching a historic milestone by scoring his fiftieth ODI century within the World Cup semi-final towards New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli’s constant and distinctive efficiency all through the World Cup, defining his title of “chase grasp” as he has usually steered the Males in Blue out of difficult conditions, main them to victory.Kohli lately equaledSachin Tendulkar‘s file of 49 ODI centuries towards South Africa, leaving him on the verge of surpassing the legendary batsman’s feat.

Ashraful praised Kohli’s contributions and believes that after narrowly lacking a century towards the Kiwis within the group-stage match, the Indian captain could attain the milestone within the semi-final conflict.

“Virat missed out on two centuries; everybody within the staff is in good type. In each sport, Rohit is giving a firing begin, Iyer and Rahul are in good type. So, I believe we may even see Virat’s fiftieth hundred,” Ashraful instructed ANI.
Regardless of predicting Kohli’s potential record-breaking innings, Ashraful provided a contrasting view relating to the result of the extremely anticipated semifinal. The previous Bangladesh captain advised that New Zealand might emerge victorious towards the unbeaten Indian staff.
“I really feel that New Zealand can beat India, so it will not be simple. India is taking part in good cricket, and we hope that we are going to see good cricket,” Ashraful added.

Cricket fanatics eagerly await the conflict at Wankhede Stadium, not solely to witness the battle between two formidable groups but additionally to see if Kohli can obtain the historic feat of scoring his fiftieth ODI century.
(With inputs from ANI)