Virat Kohli Eyes World Records; Needs 1 Ton To Become First Player In Cricket’s 148-Year-Old History To…

Virat Kohli will return to international cricket after 224 days on Sunday (19th October) when India face Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth in the first ODI of a three-match series, with the focus firmly on him and former Indian captain Rohit Sharma.While Kohli’s future is under major doubt after he retired from T20I and Test cricket, with a question mark over whether he will play for another two years and take part in the 2027 World Cup. However, the 36-year-old also has the chance to better his already envious record in ODI cricket and set multiple world records. Virat Kohli’s Chance To Create HistoryRelated News | Alyssa Healy’s Australia Set World Record vs Harmanpreet Kaur-Led India; Becomes First Team In History To..Smriti Mandhana Creates History; Breaks Incredible 28-Year-Old World RecordKohli needs one century to extend his record as the player with the most tons in ODI cricket and score his 52nd century in the format. In the 2023 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, Kohli became the first player to score 50 centuries in the format and went past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally (49).If Kohli scores one more ton in his international career, he will break another record of Tendulkar and become the player with the most tons. Currently, the two Indian cricket legends are level with 51 tons each in Test and ODI cricket, respectively. Most Centuries In One FormatRelated News | Samson Captain, Shami In, Jadeja Back! Best India ODI XI Of Players Dropped For Australia SeriesPlayerCenturiesFormatSachin Tendulkar51TestVirat Kohli51ODISachin Tendulkar49ODIJacques Kallis45TestRicky Ponting41TestAcross all formats, Tendulkar leads the list of most centuries in international cricket history with 100 tons (51 Test, 49 ODIs) while Kohli is second on the list, having reached the three-figure mark 82 times (51 ODIs, 30 Tests, 1 T20Is). Virat Kohli – A Chance To Become The Greatest Non-Australian Player To Play In AustraliaMeanwhile, if Kohli scores a century in the three-match series against Australia, he will have the most centuries by an away player in the country in ODIs. The legendary batter has five tons in 50-over cricket on Australian soil, for which he is level with Kumar Sangakkara and Rohit Sharma. However, Rohit leads the list for the most tons against Australia in Australia as far as ODI cricket is concerned, with four tons against the six-time World Champions, while Kohli has three tons against the home team in the country, and he scored one century against Sri Lanka in 2012 at Hobart and another against Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup in Adelaide. Meanwhile, Kohli already leads as far as all formats go for the most centuries by an away player in Australia with 12 centuries. No other player has more than nine. In test cricket, Kohli scored seven centuries on Australian soil which is the joint-second in history alongside Wally Hammond and only behind Jack Hobbs (9). Also Read: India’s Decision To Change Captains Justified, But Doubts On Rohit, Virat’s Place Disrespectful And UnfairWith one century against Australia, Kohli can level Tendulkar for the most tons in ODIs against Australia (9). Both Kohli and Rohit are currently level with eight centuries against the Men in Yellow. Across all formats, Kohli is second with 17 centuries against Australia, with Tendulkar leading the chart with 20 tons.