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Virat Kohli is the name that every bowler of today trembles at. When Kohli is in his rhythm he has the power to force any bowler to his knees. Kohli is currently playing the ODI World Cup and is in excellent form. He is one step away from his 49th ODI century, which everyone is waiting for. With this century, Kohli will equal his idol Sachin Tendulkar. It is expected that Kohli will do this feat on the same ground that once paved the way for him to return to Team India. For this, Kohli has hardly a better opportunity than today, November 5, because today is also his 35th birthday.
The ground is the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. India is scheduled to play its next match in the ODI World Cup on November 5 against South Africa on this ground. That too on such a day which is very special in Kohli’s life. Kohli will arrive at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens Stadium on his birthday with the intention of equaling Sachin’s feat against South Africa. Kohli’s birthday is on November 5 and he would like to make it special by scoring a century on his birthday. Kohli couldn’t have given himself and his fans a better gift.
The bat that shone in Eden
Kohli played his first ODI for India against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Kohli played this match on 18 August 2008. But after five matches, Kohli was dropped from Team India. He was trying to make a comeback. Kohli then played an innings at the Eden Gardens Stadium which brought him back into the selectors’ eyes and boosted their confidence. Kohli played this match for the Mohun Bagan cricket team in the P Sen Trophy in 2009. Kohli was 20 years old at that time and in this match he played an innings of 184 runs in 121 balls against the town club. Kohli returned to Team India in September 2009 and scored his maiden ODI century at the same ground in Kolkata.
The beginning of the journey of the century
Kohli scored this century on 24 December 2009 against Sri Lanka. In this match, Kohli played an innings of 107 runs off 114 balls which included 11 fours and a six. After that, Kohli did not look back and kept going. Kohli, who started his century journey from Kolkata, today stands very close to equaling his idol at this very ground. Many coincidences are associated with Kohli in this match. Now it has to be seen whether this ground proves to be historic once again in Kohli’s life or not.
became king
Kohli is celebrating his 35th birthday. The captain who led India to the Under-19 World Cup under his captaincy has achieved the status in just the 16th year of his career, which many players only dream of. In a very short time, Kohli has broken many records of Sachin, equaled many records and is about to equal many records. Take a look at Sachin’s 49 ODI hundreds. Sachin, who is called the God of Cricket, has scored 49 centuries in 462 ODI matches, while Kohli has scored 48 ODI centuries in only 288 matches. Sachin’s name has 100 centuries in international cricket. If anyone can break this record of Sachin, it is only Kohli. Kohli has scored a total of 78 hundreds so far including all three formats. He is 22 centuries away from Sachin’s record.
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