Virat Kohli beats Tendulkar to become 1st cricketer to score 50 ODI centuries

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the highest scorer in a single edition of a World Cup, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (673 runs in 2003) during India’s semifinal against New Zealand here.During his unbeaten innings, Kohli bettered Tendulkar’s record which he had



created in the 2003 edition of the World Cup, which was hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.

Kohli also became the highest run-getter of this tournament, eclipsing South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (591), followed by New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra (565).