He currently has 41 centuries as captain across formats, the same as Ponting’s tally. Kohli is one century away from having most numbers of centuries in international cricket across formats as captain. If gets to the triple-figure mark on Sunday, he will equal Ponting’s tally of most centuries as captain (71) in international cricket across formats.
Moreover, the skipper is also one century away from equalling Ricky Ponting’s tally of most centuries as captain (22) in ODIs. James Vince described his maiden international century as the best feeling of his career, as he inspired England to a series sweep against Pakistan in their one-day international series. Kohli is one century away from equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of most centuries (20) at home in ODIs. What happens once Kohli gets that one century?
Kohli is 13 runs away from becoming the 4th batsman to complete 5,000 ODI runs at home after Sachin Tendulkar (6976), Ricky Ponting (5406), and Jacques Kallis (5178). He is the only batsman in the entire tally to average more than 70. His average is 73.54 and his strike-rate is 98.55. In this elite list, Kohli boasts of a much higher average and strike-rate. Stephen Fleming is third - 6295 runs in 2018. He is followed by former Indian captain MS Dhoni, who racked up 6641 runs in 200 games. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting tops the list with 8497 runs in 230 matches as captain. Smith, as captain, scored 5416 runs in 150 ODIs. In the second ODI on Friday, Kohli went past South African legend Graeme Smith in the standings. Should he score those runs or more in the third ODI against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday, he will climb to the fourth spot in the tally ahead of Ranatunga, who has 5608 runs in 193 innings as captain. The Indian has amassed 5442 runs in 92 innings as captain. Kohli is just 167 runs away from surpassing Sri Lanka legend Arjuna Ranatunga in the list of most ODI runs by a captain. He has broken multiple records on the way and is on the brink of breaking one more. Since his last ODI century in August 2019 – 114 not out against West Indies – Kohli has gone on to register eight scores of 50-plus in 14 innings. He started as a medium-fast bowler, converted to an opening batsman but finally settled with his passion of writing about the game.The 71st international century continues to elude Indian skipper Virat Kohli but the hundred-drought hasn't prevented him from racking up runs in the 50-over format. ( Varun Arora is a reporter with CricketCountry. De Kock has a long career ahead and can go a fare margin for South Africa if he carries in this fashion. Surprisingly, de Kock is the only South African in this list. Tharanga was immaculate for Sri Lanka early in his career as he thrashed tonnes of runs. Sri Lankan opener, Upul Tharanga also scored six tons under the age of 22. In the year 2014, de Kock has got two hundreds and four fifties.įollowing is the list of batsmen 21 years of age or younger with most centuries in ODIs: Name Hashim Amla is the highest scorer for South Africa followed by AB De Villiers and Faf Du Plessis.
Till now, he has amassed 741 runs from 19 matches with an average of 41.16. He was also awarded the Man of the Match Award for his special effort.ĭe Kock is also the fourth-highest scorer for South Africa in ODIs this year. With his ton at Sydney, de Kock also jumped to the career best seventh position in International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. The striking feature of his batting was his exquisite footwork. He carried on with ornate approach and decorated his ton with 14 boundaries. He completed his sixth ton when he scored 107 off 128 balls in the fifth ODI against Australia played at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) last week. It was not long ago when he made his international debut in early 2013, but he has cemented a regular spot in the South Africa team.
The 21-year-old, De Kock raced to his sixth One-Day International (ODI) ton only in a matter of 35 ODIs. Quinton de Kock has nurtured the uncanny habit of scoring tons. Varun Arora looks at the statistics and finds out batsmen with most centuries before the age of 22. Quinton de Kock smacked his sixth ODI century against Australia last week and equalled the a unique record with Upul Tharanga. In international cricket, former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most international centuries with 100 tons during his career. Quinton de Kock completed his sixth ton when he scored 107 off 128 balls in the fifth ODI against Australia played at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) last week © Getty Images (File Photo) Smashing a century in any international game is a big achievement for a batsman.