India batting great Virat Kohli had made his comeback in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) after a long 15-year gap as the BCCI made it mandatory for players to feature in domestic cricket if they are not busy with international assignments. Kohli, who is featuring for Delhi in their VHT opener clash against Andhra, has smashed a century in his first outing of the one-day domestic tournament.
Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar
The batting great completed his 100-run mark in 84 balls, and soon after completing the 100-run mark, he looked back towards the dugout, asking if Rishabh Pant was ready to come in to bat.
Apart from centuries, Kohli also surpassed cricketing god Sachin Tendulkar as the fastest to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket, achieving the milestone in his 330th innings in the domestic tournament. Tendulkar reached this milestone in 391 innings.
Despite his long and storied career, Kohli is still chasing Tendulkar’s record of 60 centuries in List A cricket. He currently holds 57 centuries, four ahead of Tendulkar’s former record of 53 in the ODI format.
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Kohli's record in List A Cricket
Kohli now has the record for being the fastest to each block of 1000 List A runs from 10,000 runs onwards.
Kohli, who is featuring for Delhi in VHT after more than a decade, has made 919* runs from 13* matches at an average of 68.25 and a strike-rate of 106 with five centuries and three fifties.
In the premier domestic one-day competition, he has made 819 runs from 13 matches at an average of 68.25 and a strike-rate of 106 with four centuries and three fifties.
Kohli's upcoming international assignment
After representing Delhi in the VHT matches, Kohli will now be seen featuring in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, which is scheduled to start from January 11. Kohli's last international outing came against South Africa, where he smashed two centuries and one half-century.