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Virat Kohli, India’s superstar batter, once again showcased his immense prowess by smashing his 48th century in ODIs during the 2023 World Cup match against Bangladesh. As far as the 2023 World Cup is concerned, Kohli moved up to second place in the run-getters list with 259 runs in four innings, only behind India captain Rohit Sharma (265 runs). Incredibly, Kohli is averaging 129.50, while striking at 90.24 in the 2023 World Cup.This was Kohli’s first century in ODI World Cups since the 2015 edition. He came into this game in great form, having scored two fifties in the last three matches in this tournament.
Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant century during India’s 2023 World Cup match against Bangladesh on Thursday.
Kohli brought up ODI century number 48 to come into touching distance of Tendulkar’s record tally of 49 ODI hundreds. Kohli was immaculate in India’s 257-run chase against Bangladesh and got to his landmark in 97 balls. The former India captain scored 103 run off 97 deliveries, smashing six boundaries and four sixes. With this knock, Kohli also went past Jayawardene to become the all-time fourth top-scorer in international cricket. He is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs), Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) and Ricky Ponting (27,483 runs) in this elite list. Kohli has now scored 26,026 runs in international cricket.
