The World Cricket has witnessed many great batsmen in the game like Sir Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers and many more. But none of them smashed 100 centuries except a boy from Bandra, 'Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar'. After him, there's only one Indian batsman who is close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries and his name is Virat Kohli (Pic: PTI and AFP)
Updated On: 2023-09-21 04:22 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Sachin Tendulkar debuted for India at the of 16 years. In the era of fast bowlers like Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis and others, Sachin Tendulkar slowly reached his century's attainment. It took 24 years for 'Little Master' to achieve this milestone. He completed his 100th century in the year 2012
Virat Kohli debuted for India on August 18, 2008. He was 19-years-old when he played his first-ever international match. He is the only one who is close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries in international cricket
Kohli registered his first century against Sri Lanka on December 24, 2009. He smashed 107 runs in 114 deliveries. His highest score came against Pakistan that is 183 runs in 148 balls
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