Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket icon, has surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s feat by becoming the batsman with the most runs scored in a single year in the ODI format. The former India captain’s remarkable feat happened during a match against Sri Lanka at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium during the ongoing World Cup.
Virat Kohli scored over a thousand runs in one-day international cricket for the eighth time in his illustrious career in 2023.Virat Kohli notched up over a thousand runs in ODI cricket during the year 2023, marking the eighth time he has achieved this milestone in his illustrious career. His previous entries into the four-digit club came during the periods of 2011–14 and 2017–19.
Sachin Tendulkar, the next-level cricketing legend, reached the four-digit mark in a single ODI year seven times: in 1994, 1996–1998, 2000, 2003, and 2007.While Kohli’s record-breaking performance was outstanding, it is worth noting that he fell short of matching Sachin’s record of 49 ODI centuries. Virat Kohli’s 88-run innings from 94 balls were crucial to India’s World Cup campaign, earning him his 118th ODI score of 50 or more runs.
Kohli’s 189-run partnership with Shubman Gill laid a solid foundation for India’s bid to set a substantial total against Sri Lanka and advance to the tournament’s semi-finals. The partnership was India’s second-highest against Sri Lanka in World Cup history, trailing only Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly’s spectacular 318-run partnership in 1999. The duo’s achievement was India’s second-highest partnership against Sri Lanka in World Cup history, trailing only the spectacular 318-run partnership by Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly in 1999. Kohli’s near-century against Sri Lanka was cut short when he was dismissed by Dilshan Madushanka, putting an end to his pursuit of equaling Sachin’s century record in ODIs.