On his 35th birthday, Kohli stuck an unbeaten 101 off 121 balls that formed the fulcrum of India's 326 for 5 and the eventual 243-run win over South Africa in their World Cup match on Sunday.
Despite building his own lofty peaks,바카라 웹사이트Virat Kohli remains a fan of Sachin Tendulkar. On the day when he equalled his idol's record of 49 ODI hundreds, Kohli unabashedly admitted that he will never be in the league of the iconic Mumbaikar, who enthralled the cricket world with his extraordinary skills for decades.바카라 웹사이트(Scorecard바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트Highlights바카라 웹사이트| Report |바카라 웹사이트Full Coverage)
On his 35th birthday, Kohli stuck an unbeaten 101 off 121 balls that formed the fulcrum of India's 326 for 5 and the eventual 243-run win over South Africa in their World Cup match on Sunday.바카라 웹사이트
"It is all too much for me to take in now, to equal my hero라이브 바카라 record is something special for me. He is perfection when it comes to batting. But I am never going to be as good as him," Kohli said during the post-match presentation.
He further dwelled on his adulation of Tendulkar.
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"It's a very emotional moment for me, I know where I come from. I know the days where I have been watched him on TV, and just to get that appreciation from him means a lot to me," added Kohli.바카라 웹사이트
Tendulkar had taken to X (formerly Twitter) to extend his appreciation for Kohli matching his feat.바카라 웹사이트
"Well played Virat! It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations," said Tendulkar.바카라 웹사이트
Kohli said he has been enjoying his cricket at the moment.바카라 웹사이트
"I'm enjoying playing cricket, that is more important to me than phases. I'm just happy that God has blessed me with that enjoyment. I'm just happy that I'm being able to do what I have done over the years," he said.바카라 웹사이트
The former Indian captain said playing against South Africa was a motivation in itself for the entire side.바카라 웹사이트
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"It was a big game, probably playing the toughest team in the tournament. There was a motivation to do well. Because it happened on my birthday, it becomes special and the people made it more special for me," he added.바카라 웹사이트
Kohli said the rollicking start openers Rohit Sharm and Shubman Gill gave helped the team a lot in setting a fine platform. 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
He said India라이브 바카라 total on the day was above par. "People from the outside look at the game in a bit of a different way. When the openers start well, you feel it is a belter but the conditions slowed down drastically.바카라 웹사이트
"I was happy form that perspective. Once you got more than 315, we knew that we were above par," he added.