Kohli Slams Multiple Records With His 53rd ODI Century

Virat Kohli is on a roll as he smashed his 53rd century in ODIs and broke several records with it. Playing for India against visitors South Africa in Raipur on December three, Kohli carried on from where he had left in Ranchi. The right-handed maestro looked in prime touch as he was able to get the runs without much of an effort.

After reaching his fifty in 46 balls, Kohli continued to play the second fiddle as long as Ruturaj Gaikwad was in the attacking mode and reached his hundred. However, once Gaikwad was out, Kohli took it upon himself to steer the Indian innings.

He reached his hundred in 90 balls and became the first batter in the world to have more than seven centuries against three or more teams in the ODI format. This was Kohli’s seventh century against South Africa.

More than seven centuries against a single team in ODIs

Virat Kohli has scored 10 vs SL, 9 vs WI, 8 vs AUS and 7 vs SA. 

Sachin Tendulkar scored 9 vs AUS and 8 vs SL

Here are other records that Kohli broke with his ton in Raipur

Most centuries in the first innings at home in ODIs

13* - Virat Kohli in India (58 inns)

13 - Sachin Tendulkar in India (75 inns)

11 - Hashim Amla in South Africa (41 inns)

10 - Ricky Ponting in Australia (89 inns)

Most centuries for India at aged 35 & above in ODIs

12 - Sachin Tendulkar (45 inns)

5* - Virat Kohli (19 inns)

4 - Rohit Sharma (47 inns) (edited) 

Multiple centuries in most bilateral ODI series by a player

11* - Virat Kohli

4 - Chris Gayle

4 - Hashim Amla

4 - Rohit Sharma

Raipur was the 34th venue where Kohli has an ODI century as he has smashed the most number of tons (four), jointly at Dhaka in Bangladesh and Colombo in Sri Lanka. 34 is joint most number of venues for a batter to have scored their centuries. Along with Kohli, Tendulkar too scored his 49 ODI centuries across 34 venues.