A remarkable day in Visakhapatnam. Virat Kohli hit another ODI century. Maybe that was not so surprising since he has hit 36 other hundreds in 204 innings. Despite Kohli’s unbeaten 157 out of a total of 321 for six, the match against West Indies ended in a thrilling tie, which was a bit of a shock, with Shai Hope hitting the last ball of a grand game for four. But the most arresting realisation was that when Kohli reached 81 in the first innings of the match he had compiled 10,000 ODI runs so much faster than any other batsman in the history of the game, outstripping even Sachin Tendulkar.
Actually to say Kohli has compiled all these runs is something of an insult. Kohli does not compile runs; sometimes he caresses them, sometimes he cracks them but he never looks like an accountant carefully storing them away. They come briskly and with brio, yet at the same time he has become a master at completing the equation that balances risk and reward.
Written by Vic Marks
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/24/virat-kohli-sachin-tendulkar-fastest-10000-odi-runs-cricket under the title “Virat Kohli’s record-breaking knock has fans debating who is the greatest”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
