Delhi: After Virat Kohli was out for 0 in the first two ODIs in Australia, the discussion to see any new record with his bat turned directly towards his retirement from this format too. After this, as soon as Virat Kohli played a quick inning of 74* off 81 balls in Sydney and proved that he has not yet forgotten to score runs, the discussion started about the hope of him again breaking Sachin’s record of most runs in ODI and creating a new record.

How far is Virat from Sachin’s record?

At present Virat Kohli is on 14255 runs and Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 18426 runs remains like Everest. At the stage Virat Kohli is in his career, his fans also believe that it is not easy for him to create a new record. Superstar Virat Kohli was on the threshold of making many records in this series and made many records but the biggest challenge is Sachin Tendulkar’s two world records in ODI.

Most 100 in One Day International:

Virat Kohli needs a 100 in ODI and with this he will become the player to score the most 100 in any one format. Virat Kohli has 51 scores in ODI and Sachin Tendulkar has 51 scores of 100 in Test cricket. Virat Kohli is currently the player who has scored the most 100s in ODIs.

Most runs in One Day International:

When the series against Australia started, he was at number 3. Just 54 runs away from overtaking Kumar Sangakkara. Virat Kohli had 14181 runs while Sangakkara has scored 14234 runs in his ODI career. This milestone was crossed in Sydney and now there is talk of breaking Sachin’s record.

Will Kohli break Tendulkar’s record?

Now let’s talk about the possibility of this record being broken. If Virat Kohli actually plays till 2027 World Cup, then he has a chance to play 23 matches.
As to how to count these matches, the answer is that there are 12 ODIs in the program announced by BCCI till 2026. If India plays 11 matches in the 2027 World Cup (on the expectation of playing in the final), then there will be a total of 23 matches and it is assumed that they will play in all of them.

Virat Kohli needs 4172 runs to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. At present his batting average is 57.71 and if this form continues and he is able to score 55-58 runs per innings, then he will score 1265 to 1335 runs. If one or two big 100 are scored then the average will be 60 runs per innings and accordingly 1350 to 1500 runs will be scored. By this calculation, there is no discussion of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record.

So leaving aside this discussion, we should be proud of this record that Virat Kohli will be counted as number 2 in the run chart and a great batsman. Not everyone is going to achieve this milestone. It is a matter of pride for India that the top 2 batsmen in the run chart are from India.