Virat Kohli's dominance continues in the World Cup 2023. He scored his second century in this World Cup and the fourth century of his overall World Cup career against South Africa on Sunday. Virat played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs with the help of 10 fours in 121 balls against South Africa. With this century, Virat also equaled the record of great Sachin Tendulkar's 49 ODI centuries.
The 'God of Cricket' himself congratulated King Kohli and said that he hopes Virat will break his record soon. However, there is a huge difference in the innings taken by Virat and Sachin for 49 centuries. While Sachin had played 451 innings to score 49 centuries, Virat had done so in 277 innings. He played 174 innings less than Sachin.
Sachin's ODI century
If we compare the centuries of both, Sachin scored the first century of his ODI career in the 76th innings. He played 100 innings for five centuries, 131 innings for 10 centuries, and 182 innings for 15 centuries. Sachin had scored 20 centuries in his 197th innings. His 25th century came in 234 innings. 30 centuries came in 267 innings, whereas till 307 innings, Sachin had 35 centuries.
He completed 40 centuries in his 355th innings. At the same time, the 45th century came in the 424th innings. Sachin scored his 49th century in his 451st innings. Sachin played 254 innings from the 21st to the 49th century. He scored 18,426 runs in 452 innings of 463 ODI matches at an average of 44.83. Apart from 49 centuries, he scored 96 half-centuries. His best score was 200 not out.
Virat's ODI century
At the same time, Virat had scored 15 centuries in just 106 innings. Virat's first century came in the 13th. Then the fifth century came in the 43rd innings, the 10th century in the 80th innings. Virat had scored 15 centuries in 106 innings. At the same time, he completed 20 centuries in 133 innings. After this, Virat took 144 innings from the 21st to the 49th century.
The 25th century came in 162 innings, the 30th century in 186 innings, the 35th century in 200 innings, the 40th century in 216 innings, the 45th century in 257 innings, and now the 49th century in 277 innings. Virat has so far scored 13,626 runs in 277 innings of 289 ODI matches at an average of 58.48. Apart from 49 centuries, there are 70 half-centuries.
Sachin's performance according to the match result
If the performances of both are compared according to the result of the match, then Sachin was a part of India's victory in 234 ODIs. In 231 innings of these 234 ODIs, Sachin scored 11,157 runs at an average of 56.63. Of these, there are 33 centuries and 59 half-centuries. At the same time, during Sachin's tenure, Team India lost 203 ODIs. In these 203 ODIs, Sachin scored 6648 runs at an average of 33.41. These include 14 centuries and 36 half-centuries. Under Sachin, Team India's five matches were tied and there was no result in 24 ODIs.
Virat's performance according to the match result
At the same time, under Virat, Team India has won 178 ODIs so far. In these 178 ODIs, Virat has scored 9881 runs at an excellent average of 75.43. Of these, there are 41 centuries and 42 half-centuries, which is the highest. That means Virat has contributed a lot to the success of Team India. At the same time, Team India has lost 97 ODIs under Kohli. In these 97 ODIs, he scored 3449 runs at an average of 35.93. These include seven centuries and 27 half-centuries. Even in the presence of Virat, five matches of the Indian team remained tied, while there was no result in nine ODIs.
International statistics of Sachin and Virat
Sachin could never score a century in International T20. At the same time, Virat is the first player in the world to score 50 centuries in white ball cricket (ODI + T20). Including all three formats, Sachin scored 34,357 runs in 782 innings of 664 matches at an average of 48.52. These include 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries. He is at the top of this list. At the same time, Virat Kohli has so far scored 26,310 runs in 571 innings of 515 international matches at an average of 54.24. These include 79 centuries and 136 half-centuries. He is in fourth place on this list. Kumar Sangakkara is at second place with 28,016 runs and Ricky Ponting is at third place with 27,483 runs.
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