According to predictions made by former fast bowler S Sreesanth, Virat Kohli will smash most ODI batting records, including most hundreds and fifties. He also said that it will be extremely tough for hitters in the future to surpass Kohli’s records.
At an average of 58.16 and a strike rate of 93.69, Virat Kohli has amassed 13437 runs in 286 matches, placing him fourth among all ODI scorers. Kohli is quite close to Sachin Tendulkar among players with the most hundreds in the format.
While Tendulkar scored 49 in 452 innings, Virat Kohli just has 48 tons to his credit. After Tendulkar (145) and Kumar Sangakkara (118), the former is ranked third among hitters with the most 50-plus scores (including tons) in One-Day Internationals. Kohli’s total is 117.
Sreesanth, according to Sportskeeda, supported Virat Kohli in breaking the majority of significant ODI records.
“We are all talking about Sachin Tendulkar’s records, but Kohli is going to break the record for hundreds, fifties and most runs in the World Cup. Someone else might break it in the future, but it would be very hard for future batters to break Virat Kohli’s records.”
S Sreesanth
The 40-year-old continued by saying that throughout the current ODI World Cup, Kohli’s thirst for runs and achievement has been evident.
“You can just keep on talking about Virat. The best thing especially in this World Cup is that hunger he has got, and not just for runs. When he is fielding, he does it with passion. For India, cricket is a religion and the whole world as well, it is an emotion. He plays with so much emotion. The way Virat plays, everything from sports to arts, gets expression.”
“Virat, please keep playing the way you do and lots of respect to his family and his full circle. The kind of feedback they are giving him, it’s amazing.”
S Sreesanth
Currently, Virat Kohli ranks second in the 2023 World Cup in terms of runs scored. He has scored 354 runs at an average of 118 and a strike percentage of 90.54 in five innings.
Virat Kohli’s ODI World Cup record
With three hundreds and nine fifties, Kohli has amassed 1384 runs at an average of 55.36 and a strike rate of 87.65 in 31 ODI World Cup games.
At 34 years old, this individual notably sits at fourth place in the all-time list of top run-scorers in the ODI World Cup. The top three spots are held by cricket legends – Tendulkar with 2278 runs, Ricky Ponting with 1743 runs, and Sangakkara with 153