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Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli created history by scoring a century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Kohli scored the 73rd century of his international career while the 45th century of his ODI career. The former captain of the Indian team completed his century in 80 balls with the help of 10 fours and a six.
Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record, With this century, Virat Kohli has broken the record of the great Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has now become the batsman to score the most centuries against Sri Lanka. This is Kohli's 9th century against Sri Lanka. He left behind Sachin Tendulkar (8 centuries), who had previously held this record.
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Apart from this, Virat Kohli has also equaled the record of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli scored his 20th ODI century on home soil. He equaled Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 20 ODI hundreds in 164 matches. Virat Kohli is way ahead of Tendulkar in terms of matches here. He completed his 20 ODI centuries in the 102nd match.
The first match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Both teams would like to start the three-match ODI series by winning this match. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India has set a target of 374 runs in front of Sri Lanka.
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