Updated On: 11 January, 2023 04:55 PM IST | Guwahati | IANS
Virat Kohli smashes 45th ODI century to close in on Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 one-day tons; insists he’s hitting the ball really well and is excited about the start of this home season

Virat Kohli celebrates his century against Sri Lanka at Guwahati yesterday. Pic/PTI
After smashing his 45th ODI century in the series opener against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, Virat Kohli said he was glad to have played at the tempo of the game to make two hundreds in a row in the format and propel India to a score of above 370 here on Tuesday.
Having broken his century drought of three years in ODIs against Bangladesh in December 2022, the former India hit back to back centuries after scoring 113 against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series. Kohli now has 45 ODI hundreds, moving one step closer to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries.