At the renowned Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, Virat Kohli broke his semi-final curse on the biggest platform by surpassing his idol Sachin Tendulkar with a brilliant knock against Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. Kohli broke Tendulkar’s triple records in one innings during the first semi-final of the ICC event, continuing his incredible run in the 2023 World Cup.
But the Indian captain ended his entertaining 47 off 29 balls in the eighth over, stopping Rohit in his tracks. Assuming the position of an anchor, top batsman Virat Kohli continued the habit of making the most of the starts provided by openers Shubman Gill and Rohit, scoring an incredible half-century in 59 balls against the Black Caps.
Kohli etched history at his 10th inning!
In the 2023 World Cup, Kohli eclipsed Tendulkar with a career-best eight fifty-plus scores. Master Blaster Tendulkar scored seven half-centuries during the World Cup in 2003. In ten innings, Kohli—who has eight World Cup scores of 50 or more—achieved the legendary mark. At the 2003 World Cup, Tendulkar had reached the same milestone in 11 innings.
Following his 72nd half-century in One Day Internationals, Kohli turned his attention to surpassing Tendulkar’s enormous mark during the 2023 World Cup.
Tendulkar’s World Cup record surpassed after two decades!
When Kohli easily singled off Glenn Phillips on the third delivery of the 33rd over, the crowd cheered the most. In the 2023 World Cup, the former captain of India easily defeated Tendulkar with a score of over 674 runs. In the 2003 World Cup, which saw Sourav Ganguly’s India get to the ICC event final, The Little Master scored 673 runs. In the 36th over, Kohli, having just broken Tendulkar’s dual records, reached the anxious nineties.
Kohli’s memorable feat at the World Cup 2023
Speaking of Kohli’s incredible run in the 50-over match, the batting virtuoso also increased his lead in the ICC World Cup 2023 batting charts above Quinton De Kock, Rachin Ravindra, Rohit, and David Warner. The seasoned Indian hitter is the top run scorer in the ICC World Cup 2023, averaging above 100. In the 2023 World Cup, Kohli is also the first hitter to reach the 700-run milestone. At the 2023 World Cup, the Team India talisman has smashed three century and six half-centuries.
