Virat Kohli becomes quickest batsman to hit 21 ODI centuries

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli became the quickest batsmen to hit 21 ODI centuries, after his hundred against Sri Lanka at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. With the century coming in just his 138th innings, he comfortably beat Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 200 innings to get to 21 hundreds in the one-day format.

Kohli got his first 50-over ton against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens back in 2009. It comes as no surprise that the Islanders are his favourite opponents, with 6 of his centuries coming against them.

Out of the 21 ODI centuries the 26-year-old has scored, India have lost only twice – against England at Cardiff in 2011 (on D/L method) and against New Zealand at Napier earlier this year.

The Delhi batsman is now joint 5th on the list of batsmen with most ODI centuries alongside Herschelle Gibbs and Chris Gayle, with Sourav Ganguly firmly in his sights. Kohli is just 1 short of Ganguly’s mark and with age on his age, it is a certainty that he will overtake the former Indian skipper.

Here is the list of batsmen who have scored 21 ODI centuries and when they got there:

Batsman	Team	Innings
Virat Kohli	India	138
Sachin Tendulkar	India	200
Sourav Ganguly	India	217
Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	236
Chris Gayle	West Indies	241
Ricky Ponting	Australia	260