18 centuries and 2500 runs ahead of Sachin … Kohli became the biggest king before playing 300th ODI

Last updated:February 28, 2025, 16:46 IST

Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar: Virat Kohli, who won a century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, will play his 300th ODI on March 2. Sachin Tendulkar has played the most 463 ODIs in the world.

Virat Kohli will play his 300th ODI on 2 March.

New Delhi. Virat Kohli, who won a century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, is now moving towards Maharikord. King Kohli will play his 300th ODI on 2 March. Before Kohli, 21 cricketers will play 300 ODIs. In such a situation, Kohli is compared to these players. Especially he is being compared to Sachin Tendulkar, who has played the most 463 ODIs in the world.

Virat Kohli has scored 14085 runs in 299 ODIs played so far at an average of 58.20. These include 51 centuries and 73 half -centuries. During this time, Kohli’s strike rate has been 93.41. His highest score is 183 runs. Six Indians have played 300 ODIs before Virat. These include Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.

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After 299 ODIs, huge huge on every batter
After Virat Kohli’s 299 ODIs, these figures are heavy on every batter in the world. Sachin Tendulkar, who scored a maharikard of 100 international centuries, is also left behind from Virat. Sachin scored 11537 runs at an average of 44.20 after 299 ODIs. His highest score was 186*. Sachin scored 33 centuries and 56 half -centuries after 299 ODIs. Sachin is also left behind from King Kohli in strike rate (86.64).

Ponting accepted the best ODI cricketer
Perhaps this is the reason why Ricky Ponting considers Virat Kohli better than Sachin Tendulkar in ODI format. Ponting recently said at an ICC program that he did not see a better batter than Virat Kohli in ODI cricket.

28 centuries scored by chase
One of the reasons to consider Virat Kohli as better in ODIs has also been to perform well. Virat has scored 7979 runs at an average of 64.3 chasing the target. His best score (183) has also come only by chasing. Virat has scored 28 out of his 51 centuries chasing the target.