In the 17th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets where veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli smashed a solid hundred and helped his team to get the fourth consecutive win in the ICC ODI World Cup. After this century, Pathan said that former Indian legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar would be happy to see Kohli break his ODI century record.
On Thursday, October 19, the Bangla Tigers assigned the Men in Blue a target of 257 runs in Pune. Kohli in response, played a brilliant innings and remained unbeaten with 103 runs off 97 balls. His outstanding performance led the two-time champions to a comfortable seven-wicket victory with 51 deliveries to spare.
During a conversation with Star Sports, Pathan gave his opinion on Virat Kohli scoring the first-ever ODI World Cup hundred while chasing a target.
Irfan Pathan said, “It’s extremely special in Virat Kohli’s mind considering the way he celebrated. He has one eye on the World Cup for sure but there is one more thing as well, he is going closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s centuries.”
Irfan Pathan said, “It’s extremely special in Virat Kohli’s mind considering the way he celebrated. He has one eye on the World Cup for sure but there is one more thing as well, he is going closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s centuries.”
On Thursday, Kohli notched up his 48th ODI century, leaving him just one short of matching Tendulkar’s record. Additionally, during his innings, he achieved the distinction of becoming the fastest player to reach 26,000 international runs in terms of the number of innings played.
