Records blitz at Wankhede: Virat Kohli scores 50th ODI 100, trumps Sachin Tendulkar's record

Virat Kohli scored record 50th ODI century to overtake his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries on Wednesday in the big-ticket semi-finals against New Zealand in Mumbai.

Kohli, 35, reached his century with a two off fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, having faced 106 balls, hitting eight fours and a six to break the record of 49 ODI hundreds he had shared with Sachin Tendulkar.

He did so on his former India team-mate's home ground, with batting great Tendulkar among those applauding at the Wankhede Stadium.


The 35-year-old Kohli, nicknamed “The King” in India and arguably the world’s most famous cricketer, was appearing his 279th match in ODIs after making his debut in the 50-over format in 2008.

It was his third hundred at this World Cup, which he is making his own. He finished the group stage as the top run-scorer in the tournament with 594 and averaging exactly 99.

Earlier, Kohli also broke Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 673 runs in a World Cup edition when he went past 79.

The former captain also broke his knockout game jinx with a fifty in the semis and maintained the momentum with Shreyas Iyer with 150-run partnership as India dominated with the bat after winning the toss.

(With inputs from agencies)