Kohli has achieved one hell of a record, can't pinpoint somebody to come close

Batting maestro Virat Kohli has made one hell of a record by smashing his 50th ODI hundred but there is no one getting close to the milestone by a far distance believes Indian great Gundappa ViswanathKohli eclipsed Sachin Tendulkars 49 ODI hundreds during his 117 against New Zealand in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday to propel India into the final for the first time since 2011Also ReadICC World Cup 2023 Virat Kohlis recordsSometime back I had said that if at all anyone can come closer to Sachins 100s it will be Kohli I didnt expect that he is going to break it Viswanath told PTI during an interviewHis consistency I mean all are talking about his hundreds but the way he has been getting 70s and 80s any batsman will take that It is only because of his consistency that he got 50plus scores The way he approaches his cricket he has a lot of cricket in himAlso Read ICC World Cup 2023 IND vs AUS Players with most wicketsThere are not many who can come closer even though Rohit Sharma has around 30 plus a hundred so there is still a long way to go for him but rest I cant pinpoint somebody is there to come close He has achieved one hell of a thing scoring one more than Sachiniquest he saidBesides 50 ODI centuries Kohli also has 29 hundreds in Tests and one in T20Is for a total of 80 scores above 100During the semifinal Kohli also became the first batter ever to break the 700run barrier in a single World Cup edition with one more game to goI am not comparing him with Sachin because they are two different cricketers there are no comparisons but both are great absolutely legends The best part is they know what they are doing Sachin knew what he was doing and Kohli said he is my guru and he is going along the way he saidIt is amazing Kohlis batting Viswanath saidTendulkar scored 49 tons in ODIs and 51 centuries in Tests and is the only batter till date to have a century of hundreds to his nameCan Kohli break Tendulkars record of making a hundred international tonsWell it all depends on how many Test matches we play Few are coming up with South Africa and England you cant get 100s in all the matches but he is capable of scoring We will have to see he saidKL Rahuls DRS is a plus pointThe 74yearold Viswanath who was part of the Indian team during the 1975 and 1979 World Cup also heaped praise on KL Rahul for his wicketkeeping and correct inputs during DRS callsRahul is not a regular keeper for India but nobody pinpointed anything about his keeping so that means he is keeping well Visawanath observedRahul has made a huge contribution not only with his bat but also with his correct DRS calls His accurate calls have prevented India from a wrong referral during the World Cup at least five times so farIt is a plus point said Viswanath who has scored 6080 runs including 14 centuries in his 91 Tests for IndiaMS Dhoni was a captain and he was right most of the time with his DRS calls but here Rahul is a keeper and Rohit is the captain but he is not in the line of the ball If he is at cover or short midwicket he has to take Rahuls assistance and he is giving it so perfectly That is a plus point he addedHost multination events to keep the ODI format aliveKohlis 50th hundred during the World Cup instilled life to a large extent in the ODI format which many consider is dying a slow death amid the razzmatazz of T20s a format which has spread globally in the last decadeViswanath feels hosting biannual multination events could be the key to keep 50overs format aliveFour years is too much I am not saying play the World Cup once in two years but you have to create some other formatAll the teams can play like this every two years dont call it the World Cup but in some other form like the Champions Trophy So there are bigger matches with all teams playing then you will have people watching thats the only way to make ODIs stand out he saidFor that matter the ICC Champions Trophy is set to return in 2025 with Pakistan earmarked as the hostsBilateral ODIs are not helping it is not giving the punchiquest the Indian batting great addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever