Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting in record of gamers with most 50+ scores in all codecs

Virat Kohli added a brand new achievement to his glittering profession as he joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting within the record of gamers with essentially the most 50+ scores throughout all codecs of the sport. Kohli’s fifty on Thursday went in useless as England defeated India by 10 wickets.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 11, 2022 14:14 IST

Kohli’s knock on Thursday went in useless (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Virat Kohli entered an elite record of stars to attain essentially the most 50+ scores in worldwide cricket together with his half-century towards England within the semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

Kohli scored 50 off 40 balls as India posted 168 runs of their allotted 20 overs in Adelaide. However, it wasn’t sufficient as Jos Buttler and Alex Hales made mild work of the goal to make sure England booked their place within the closing of the event with all 10 wickets intact and 4 overs to spare.

The knock on Thursday was the star batter’s fourth fifty of the event after scoring match-winning knocks towards Pakistan, Netherlands and Bangladesh throughout the group phases of the T20 World Cup. Kohli is presently the best run-getter on this yr’s version of the event with 296 runs to his identify.

With his half-century on Thursday, Kohli reached the landmark of 200 50+ scores in all codecs of the sport and joined an elite record that consists of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Jacques Kallis.

The Indian star achieved the feat in 533 innings with Tendulkar main the record with 264 50+ scores in worldwide cricket throughout his profession. The Indian legend achieved the quantity in 782 innings.

Ponting (217 in 668 innings), Sangakkara (216 in 666 innings), and Kallis (211 in 617 innings) make up the remainder of the record.

Kohli had commented on India’s exit from the T20 World Cup earlier at this time, admitting that the crew fell in need of reaching its dream. However, the star batter mentioned that the crew will intention to get higher after the most recent setback.

“We leave Australian shores short of achieving our dream and with disappointment in our hearts but we can take back a lot of memorable moments as a group and aim to get better from here on. Thank you to all our fans who turned up in huge numbers throughout to support us in the stadiums. Always feel proud to wear this jersey and represent our country,” Kohli mentioned in an Instagram put up.

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Nov 11, 2022