Former Captain of South Africa AB De Villiers on Virat Kohli Equalling Sachin Tendulkar's ODI Century Record
The star batsman of Team India, Virat Kohli, scored his 49th ODI century to equal his former teammate and his idol Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record last week. Kohli, who was celebrating his 35th birthday, hit an unbeaten 101 as India defeated South Africa in their Cricket World Cup match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In terms of innings, Virat Kohli took just 277 to score his 49th ODI hundred, compared to Sachin Tendulkar's 451. Former South African captain AB de Villiers feels Kohli's numbers are too impressive, even by modern standards.
de Villiers said on his YouTube channel that "it has taken Virat 277 innings to get to 49 hundreds. That is very quick, even though it's a new-generation kind of thing that is lightning fast. The two of us are really close. We are basically brothers, and I am very happy for Virat.".
He also added that "it's a new generation, and you can't really compare numbers, especially the time in which Sachin did it—451 innings as against Virat's 277. He's done it in faster time, but the game has changed dramatically since Sachin played. 250 in an ODI innings is almost laughable these days on a good wicket. You look at 400.”