Virat Kohli Got 71 PoTM Awards In International Cricket: Indian cricket team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning in the first ODI against New Zealand. He was given the Player of the Match award for the 71st time. In the first ODI of the year played in Vadodara, Virat scored 93 runs on 91 balls. Thanks to this explosive inning of Kohli, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. During this period, Virat has also completed the fastest 28 thousand runs in international cricket. During this he broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar. However, Virat missed his 85th international century by seven runs.

Virat Kohli sends award to his mother

In the presentation ceremony after the match, Virat Kohli was asked whether he himself knows how many ‘Player of the Match’ awards he has, to which Kohli replied, ‘To be honest, I have no idea. I send all my player of the match awards to my mother. He loves holding awards.

‘I always had confidence in my abilities’

Virat Kohli said in the presentation ceremony, ‘If I look at my entire journey, it is no less than a dream come true for me. I always believed in my abilities, I have worked very hard to get where I am today. God has given me a lot and I am very thankful from my heart, I feel proud. If I am completely honest, I am not thinking about milestones. If we were batting first, I would have worked harder, experience matters.

Virat Kohli broke many records

Virat Kohli completed 28,000 runs in international cricket in the first ODI against New Zealand. He achieved this feat in just 624 innings. He has left behind Sachin Tendulkar (644 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (666 innings). With 28,017 runs, Virat overtook Sangakkara’s figure of 28,016 runs and became the second highest run scorer in international cricket. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him, who has 34,357 runs.

Rohit Sharma has created history in the third ODI against South Africa. Rohit Sharma has completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket after scoring 27 runs in the third ODI being played in Visakhapatnam. Rohit has become the fourth Indian batsman to do so. Before Rohit, only Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid have done this.

Rohit Sharma, playing his 505th match in international cricket, created history in the 15th over against South Africa. Rohit has now scored more than 20 thousand runs in Test, ODI and T20 International combined. Rohit is looking in great form. He is close to his half-century. Rohit had scored a brilliant fifty in the first match of this series.

Rohit Sharma became the 14th cricketer in the world to score 20 thousand runs.

Rohit Sharma is the 14th cricketer to complete 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Joe Root, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Inzamam Ul Haq and AB de Villiers have done this.

Indians who have scored the most runs in international cricket

34357 runs – Sachin Tendulkar
27910 runs – Virat Kohli
24208 runs – Rahul Dravid
20000* runs – Rohit Sharma

India has a target of 271 runs

Team India has got the target of 271 runs in the third ODI being played in Visakhapatnam. Looking at the way Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are batting, it seems certain that India will win the series. In this decisive match, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna took 4-4 wickets for India. Till the time of writing the news, India’s score is close to 100 without losing any wicket. The first match of this series was won by the Indian team. After this, the South African team had won in the second match.

Most Runs In ODI Without A Century: In the history of ODI cricket, there have been some batsmen who scored runs continuously for their team, but could never score a century. This may sound strange, but it is absolutely true. These batsmen kept putting the team in a strong position through half-century innings, but due to some reason or the other they could not reach a century, about which you must know. Here we are going to tell you about 7 such batsmen, who have scored the most runs in ODI cricket without scoring a century.

Top-7 batsmen who scored most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket

1. Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 5122 runs

Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq is at first place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Misbah scored 5122 runs in 162 ODI matches at an average of 43.40, in which he scored 42 half-centuries. His best score in ODI cricket is 96 runs not out.

2. Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 3717 runs

Pakistan’s Wasim Akram is second in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Akram has scored 3717 runs in 356 ODI matches at a strike rate of 88.33. In which he scored 6 half-centuries and his best score is 86 runs.

3. Moeen Khan (Pakistan) – 3266 runs

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Moin Khan is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Moeen has scored 3266 runs in 219 ODI matches at a strike rate of 81.30. Moeen scored 12 half-centuries in his career and his best score is 72 not out.

4. Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) – 2943 runs

Zimbabwe all-rounder Heath Streak is fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Streak has scored 2943 runs in 189 ODI matches at a strike rate of 73.42. In which he scored 13 half-centuries and his best score is 79 runs not out.

5. Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 2806 runs

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is at fifth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Jadeja has played 204 ODI matches so far, in which he has scored 2806 runs at an average of 32.62. Jadeja has scored 13 half-centuries so far and his best score is 87 runs.

6. Andrew Jones (New Zealand) – 2784 runs

Former New Zealand opener Andrew Jones is at sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Jones has scored 2784 runs in 87 ODI matches at an average of 35.69. In which he scored 25 half-centuries and his best score is 93 runs.

7. Guy Whittall (Zimbabwe) – 2705 runs

Former Zimbabwe all-rounder Guy Whittall is at seventh place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs without scoring a century in ODI cricket. Whittall has scored 2705 runs in 147 ODI matches at a strike rate of 67.43. In which he scored 11 half-centuries and his best score is 83 runs.