Hope you go from 49 to 50 in next few days: Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred in their World Cup match against South Africa..

Earlier today, Virat Kohli went on to score his 49th ODI century equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons..

Incidentally, Kohli has also scored the most runs in international cricket among contemporary players and is just next to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record...

In this World Cup, Kohli has scored the most runs for India -- 442 in seven innings at an average of 88.40, including a century and four half-centuries...

Under his partnership with head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun, India managed to develop one of the most productive and fearsome Test pace attacks in history, featuring Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj etc...

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