Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricket received a big shock on May 12, when Virat Kohli, one of the world’s great batsmen, announced retirement from Test cricket. However, the good thing is that Kohli is not leaving international cricket right now. Kohli will continue to play ODIs still after retiring from T20 International and Test, but now it will be very few that he can be seen in the Indian team’s jersey. Meanwhile, it has become very difficult to break a maharikard of Sachin Tendulkar with Kohli’s retirement.
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 centuries in international cricket
The batsman who scored the most centuries in international cricket is still Sachin Tendulkar. He has scored 100 centuries by playing 664 matches. When Sachin created this record, no one expected that anyone could come close to him. But Virat Kohli kept walking to his tune and now he is second in this matter. Virat Kohli has scored 82 centuries by playing 550 international matches so far. Virat Kohli can still break this record, but now this work has become difficult for him.
Kohli will not break the record due to only one format
The Indian team is currently playing very low ODI matches. By the time Kohli was playing the Test, it was expected that he would score 100 centuries, as any batsman gets two opportunities in one Test, but now he has gone away from the Test. In such a situation, how many ODIs they will be able to play and how many centuries will be scored in it will also be a question. Whenever a batsman plays only one format, it is not easy for him to score runs, because they stay away from the field for a long time and when they get back to play, then it is not easy to play that way. This is definitely a cause of concern for them.
This year Team India will play only five ODIs
Meanwhile, it is believed that Virat Kohli will definitely play at least till the ODI World Cup of 2027. Talking about this year i.e. 2025, Team India will play five ODIs, after that Kohli will have only one to one and a half years more, they will not have so much matches that they can complete 100 centuries. In such a situation, it can be believed that now Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries is almost impossible type.
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