With Indian veteran Virat Kohli scoring his 73rd International century against Sri Lanka, many cricket fans are wondering about his records vs Sachin Tendulkar, the comparison and centuries list
Kohli’s recent international century came after coming on at No.3 against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli comparison, total centuries, runs, records, statistics list
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Virat Kohli hit his 45th ODI century, and marked his 73rd international century ever since his debut 5 years back.
Virat Kohli International Centuries Accomplishments
Besides, hitting his 73rd international century, Virat Kohli has so far managed some other accomplishments.
Virat Kohli currently has the most centuries against Sri Lanka and equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most Centuries at home.
Given below are the stats for the most ODI 100s vs a team:
- 9 – Virat Kohli vs WI
- 9 – Virat Kohli vs SL
- 9 – Sachin Tendulkar vs Aus
- 8 – Rohit Sharma vs Aus
- 8 – Virat Kohli vs Aus
- 8 – Sachin Tendulkar vs SL
Number of matches to reach 73 centuries
Virat Kohli took a total of 484 matches, to record 73 international centuries. In comparison, Sachin Tendulkar played around 664 matches to score 100 international centuries.
Virat vs Tendulkar age factor
An important factor to keep in mind while comparing Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are their ages. While Kohli currently has his age and fitness on his side, he still needs around 5-6 more years to reach 100 centuries in international cricket.
Virat Kohli is currently 34 years, while Sachin retired at the age of 40 years and 206 days. Judging on current fitness levels, Virat can certainly play on until he is 40 years old. However, these assumptions are also subject to his personal motivations for retirement.
Sachin vs Virat Age Stats
Sachin Tendulkar
Debut age – 16 Years 205 days
Retirement age – 40 Years 206 days
Virat Kohli
Debut age – 19 Years 287 days
Current age – 34 Years 36 days
Can Virat Kohli beat Sachin Tendulkar’s record?
While considering whether or not Virat Kohli can beat Sachin’s record, it is important to note that scoring a century in the T20I format is extremely difficult. Even Sachin Tendulkar himself never managed to score an international century in the T20I format.
Adding to that fact, the past 2021 and 2022 season were T20 World Cup years, which made it extremely difficult for Virat to score a century. In fact, the Delhi-born batter scored zero international centuries in 2020 and 2021 season.
However, with the ODI World Cup coming up this year in 2023, Virat has many opportunities to score more hundreds. As such, the 34-year-old still has a good chance of beating the legend’s record.
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