Kohli capable of breaking Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries: Ravi Shastri

Star batsman Virat Kohli might now be holding the record for most ODI hundreds but former India head coach Ravi Shastri firmly believed that the 35yearold is well on his way to break another big landmark Sachin Tendulkars 100 international hundredsAlong with his 50 ODI centuries Kohli also has 29 hundreds in Tests and one in T20Is for a total of 80 scores above 100 Kohli had broken Tendulkars mark of 49 oneday hundreds against New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals here on WednesdayAlso ReadICC World Cup 2023 Virat Kohlis recordsWho would have thought when Sachin Tendulkar got 100 hundreds that anyone would come close And hes got 80 80 international hundreds 50 of them in the oneday game which makes him the highest Unreal said Shastri during The ICC ReviewNothings impossible because such players when they start reeling off hundreds then they score them pretty quickly His next 10 innings you might see another five hundredsAlso ReadICC World Cup 2023 SA vs AUS Heres all you need to knowYou have three formats of the game and hes part of all those formats To think that he still has three or four years of cricket ahead of him is simply mindbogglingShastri was also in awe of Kohlis ability to soak in the pressureI think his composure his body language his calmness at the crease in this WC I have seen him come out in previous World Cups where hes like a cat on a hot tin roofHe wanted to get on with it straight away None of that sort here Hes taken his time marked his guard soaked the pressure given himself time and understood his role of batting deep in the innings Hes just been wonderful he addedShastri had worked closely with Kohli during his reign as the coach and pointed out that with a strict diet cardio and fitness control he maintains his fitness at the top level allowing him to run between the wickets freelyOne of the features of his batting has been his running between the wickets The fact that he doesnt have to hit boundaries and sixes he can run hard between the wickets because of his physical fitnessThat takes the pressure off him Even when hes not getting the boundaries hes still rotating the strike He always has that uncanny ability of making it up towards the back end of the innings he addedShastri also elaborated on Kohlis batting preparations a combination of mental shifts technical tinkering and physical fitnessIts a mix of all three It gives him some time to be calm and composed at the beginning of the innings His shot selection in the first 1015 runs he doesnt take that extra risk Hes quite prepared to leave deliveries knock the ball around he notedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever