India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli batted fire in the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday. He thrashed the Sri Lankan bowlers at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Kohli scored an unbeaten 166 after facing 110 balls. He hit 13 fours and 8 powerful sixes in his innings. This is the 46th century of Kohli’s ODI career. He is just four steps away from breaking legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI hundreds.

Virat 46 century vs Sachin 46 century

Virat has destroyed two big records of Sachin due to his 46th century. He has surpassed Sachin in terms of scoring most ODI centuries against any one team (10) and most centuries at home (21). Come, tell about the two biggest similarities between your Kohli and Sachin’s 46th ODI century.

Please tell that Kohli and Sachin made a personal score of more than 150 in their 46th ODI century innings. Also, both the batsmen returned to the unbeaten pavilion. Sachin scored his 46th century in February 2010 against South Africa at Gwalior ground. He scored an unbeaten 200 runs in 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 4 sixes. Sachin was the first player to score a double century in men’s ODI cricket.

ODI career of Kohli and Sachin

Kohli, who made his international debut in the year 2008, has played 258 ODIs so far. During this, he has scored 12754 runs at an average of 58.24. He has played 64 half-century innings. On the other hand, Sachin started his international career in 1989 and played till 2013. He scored 18426 runs in 463 ODIs at an average of 44.83. Apart from 49 ODI centuries, he scored 96 fifties.