Virat Kohli’s performance in the first ODI against West Indies was excellent. Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 139 runs facing 88 balls. During his stormy century innings, Kohli has achieved a special position.
Virat Kohli has completed 7 thousand runs in ODI cricket while playing in India. With this, he has become the batsman who has scored the most ODI runs from any one country. Kohli hit 10 fours and 9 sixes in this innings. Virat also made the record of hitting most sixes in an innings of his ODI career.
With this, he has also reached par with Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring most centuries in List-A cricket. Kohli has scored 60 centuries in 338 innings, while Tendulkar has scored 60 centuries in 538 innings. On Sunday, Virat also became the first batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 15 thousand runs in ODI cricket. Sachin had achieved this feat after playing 350 innings, while Kohli achieved this feat in the 315th innings of his ODI career.
Virat appeared to be in excellent form and completed his century in just 74 balls. This is also the third fastest century of his ODI career. Kohli completed his half-century and century with a six. At the same time, he also helped the Indian team win in the first ODI by hitting a six. Batting first, West Indies scored 295 runs on the scoreboard after losing 7 wickets in 50 overs. On behalf of the team, Justin Greaves played a strong inning of 101 runs, Aamir Jangu scored unbeaten 58 runs.
However, the Indian team easily achieved the target of 296 runs by losing 2 wickets in 41.4 overs. Apart from Kohli, captain Shubman Gill also played a century. Gill faced 108 balls and scored 110 runs. He hit 13 fours and one six in his innings. Kohli and Gill together made a partnership of 151 runs for the second wicket and made the match completely one-sided.