The former Indian opener believes that legendary batsman Virat Kohli should continue playing in ODI cricket as long as his body allows it. Kohli had made this comment after scoring his 85th century against New Zealand in Indore.
India may have lost the series to New Zealand, but undoubtedly, the Indian fans were delighted by the brilliant hand of the great cricketer Virat Kohli. Virat barely missed a century in Vadodara, Indian fans felt sorry; However, he bounced back with a stunning century in the series decider.
This is the 29th century by an Indian batsman in a run chase in an ODI; Batting first, he scored 26 more centuries. However, he could not stop India from losing the bilateral series.
Big statement of a former cricketer after the Indore match, ‘Kohli will cross 100 centuries’
Former Indian opener Sadagoppan Ramesh reflected on Virat Kohli’s excellent form and said that he should continue playing in this format as long as his body allows.
Chasing a mammoth target of 338 runs to win the series, the champion batsman played another brilliant innings for India. He is often referred to as the Chessmaster, and as such, has had an impact whenever he has been in pursuit of the record of 100 centuries.
Ramesh said on his YouTube channel, “Virat Kohli has again raised the question of when he will reach 100 centuries by scoring a brilliant 85th century. However, instead of focusing on that, he should be asked to play till he remains fit. By doing so, Kohli will not only cross 100 centuries but will go beyond that.”
“Virat Kohli was the only man who could breathe life into the competition” – Sadagoppan Ramesh
The former Indian opener praised the Indian legend for keeping India’s hopes alive in an almost impossible run chase in Indore. Before this match, India had not lost any ODI match in Indore.
With the hosts struggling at 71/4, with all their top-order batsmen back, Kohli formed a partnership with the lower-order bowling all-rounders and was dismissed after the 9th wicket fell with India just 46 runs away from victory.
“Once India was chasing such a big target, Virat Kohli was the only one who could bring life to the contest. He was once again aggressive right from the start. Everyone regretted that Kohli missed out on a century in the first ODI by scoring 93, but he made up for it with a memorable century last night,” Ramesh said (via the above source).
Kohli is close to 100 centuries in international cricket
Currently, Virat Kohli has scored 28,215 runs in international cricket after representing India in all formats of the game. He is behind only Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 34,357 runs in his international career.
Virat Kohli scored another century in the Indore match, this is the 54th century of his ODI career. This is in addition to a breathtaking record in his List A career, where he remains the highest century-scorer.
He is also the player with the second highest number of centuries in international cricket and has scored 85 centuries in his international career. He is only behind the great Sachin Tendulkar, who had 100 centuries in his career.
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