Virat Kohli Surpasses Ricky Ponting: India won the first ODI against West Indies by 8 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. West Indies scored 295 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, India crossed the target by scoring 300 runs for 2 wickets in 41.4 overs.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls while batting aggressively. His innings included 10 fours and 9 sixes. Captain Shubman Gill also scored a century. He 110 off 108 balls created; Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 32 runs.
With this win, Kohli moved past Ricky Ponting in a special list. The team found chasing the target in ODIs Kohli has been involved in 112 winswhile Ponting was part of 111 wins. In this list, Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of Kohli with 127 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 116 wins.
Bowling also played a big role in India’s victory. Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets for 40 runs. Justin Greaves scored a 101-run century for West Indies, but 295 was not enough against Kohli and Gill’s batting.