Sachin Tendulkar wants Virat Kohli to break his record, what ’emotional’ former India skipper said

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Virat Kohli is in the best form of his career as he continues to scores centuries for fun. The former India skipper on Sunday scored 49th ODI century of his career, equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record in 175 fewer matches. Tendulkar was quick to shower praises on Kohli and even asked him to not wait longer in breaking the world record of the most ODI centuries.
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Tendulkar wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “Well played Virat. It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!!”

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Reacting to the praise from Tendulkar, Kohli said, “To equal my hero’s record is something special for me. He is perfection when it comes to batting. It’s a very emotional moment for me. I know where I come from, I know the days when I watched him on TV. Just to get an appreciation from him means a lot to me.”

Tendulkar had scored 49 ODI centuries in 452 innings, while it took Kohli just 277 innings to achieve this feat. Many are already predicting Kohli to become the all-time great, eclipsing Tendulkar’s records in all formats of the game.

Social media too erupted after Kohli played another century knock, this time at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens stadium.

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