Virat Kohli's unforgettable World Cup 2023 performance: Three records he shattered

With the bat, Virat Kohli signed off World Cup 2023 on a high. He made 54 in the finals off 63 balls against Australia in the finals in Ahmedabad. The star batsman reached 50 landmark in 56 balls. In 11 innings, Kohli scored 765 runs at an average 95.62 - the highest ever runs in a single edition of a World Cup. He hit 3 hundreds and 6 fifties during World Cup 2023. With 765 runs, he broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's earlier record of 2003 edition of the World Cup. Sachin had scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition or the World Cup, a record that the Master Blaster held for almost 20 years.

Virat Kohli also broke Sachin's record of most number of ODI centuries during this World Cup. He scrred a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred in unbeaten hosts India's 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand. That innings saw Kohli surpass the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar.

During this World Cup, Virat Kohli also leapfrogged for Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to be the third highest scorer in ODIs. In 292 matches, Kohli has scored 13848 runs vs Ponting's 13704 runs in 375 matches. Sachin Tendulkar (18426 runs) holds the record for most runs in ODIs, followed by Kumar Sangakkara (14234 runs)

Virat Kohli's 2023 World Cup performance

765 runs.
95.63 average.
6 fifties, including in final
3 centuries, including in semis vs New Zealand.

In a heartwarming gesture ahead of the much-anticipated World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar presented Virat Kohli with his iconic number '10' jersey. This jersey holds a special significance as it was worn by Tendulkar in his last One Day International (ODI) match against Pakistan back in 2012. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) captured the special moment and shared pictures on their official social media account. "A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. Sachin Tendulkar 2011 and Virat Kohli 2023," wrote the BCCI.