The day of 23 December 2019. Virat Kohli scored a century in the Kolkata Test against Bangladesh. This was the 70th century of his international career. The age was only 31 years. At that time, everyone interested in cricket, in general, and in particular, agreed that Virat would leave behind Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the most centuries. Sachin played cricket till the age of 40 and scored 100 centuries.
Only then did such an untoward start which no one had predicted. Virat's bat, which scored a century in every third-fourth match, started becoming silent. Centuries stopped coming. His century drought lasted for almost 3 years. The fans and experts who used to guarantee Virat's hundreds started advising him to retire.
The drought finally ended in September last year during the Asia Cup. Virat scored a century in a T20 match against Afghanistan. Now he has crossed the 100 mark in three of the last four ODIs. Virat has returned to form and with this, the debate has also returned to whether he will be able to cross the mark of 100 centuries. In this story, we will try to find the answer to this question. We will also find a formula to get answers from Virat's career till now.
how long can virat play
Virat Kohli has not given any such hint so far that it seems that he is planning to stay away from cricket. That is, they will continue to play now. But, how long will it continue? In terms of fitness, he is in better condition than many young stars of Team India. The status is also such that no one can oust him until he decides to retire.
We try to answer this with the career graph of some veterans of India. Sachin Tendulkar played for India till the age of 40. Rahul Dravid played till the age of 39. Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained a part of Team India till the age of 38. If Virat also follows the path of these legends, then he can play comfortably for 4 to 5 years.
Now the next question arises in the event of playing for 4 to 5 more years, will he be able to score 26 more centuries? He currently has 74 centuries to his name.
If you get five years old form then the way is very easy
Including all three formats of cricket, Virat takes an average of 7.33 innings for every century. In this context, he will need 190 innings for 26 centuries. He has played an average of 34 innings every year in his 16-year career. Accordingly, for 190 innings, he will have to play for about 5 and a half years. It is quite possible that he can play for 5 more years. However, if he regains his five-year-old form, he can complete hundreds of centuries in the next three years.
Virat had scored 22 centuries in 99 innings including the years 2017 and 2018. Means 1 century in every 4.5 innings. With this speed, if he starts scoring hundreds again, then in about 117 innings, he will score 26 more centuries. That is, in the next three years. By the year 2026. The way Virat is batting recently gives every indication that he is returning to his 2017-2018 form.
Along with form and fitness, taking breaks will also have to be reduced.
Whether Virat will cross the 100-hundred mark depends on his form and fitness as well as how many breaks he takes. Virat has taken a break in the last few years. India has played 137 international matches since January 1, 2020. Virat played in only 86 of these. Missed 51 matches.
It was not even that he was unfit. He used to take breaks. If he continues to miss so many matches, then reaching 100 centuries may be difficult. Yes, even if he plays fewer T20 matches, it can work. In this format, he has scored only 1 century in 107 innings. He will have to avoid taking a break from ODIs and Test matches.
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