Virat Kohli moves towards 76th international century in his 500th match, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record

Virat Kohli completed his 76th international century on Friday on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies. Kohli, who took 21 balls to open his account, played a patient innings over two days, showing his eagerness to break the drought of runs while batting overseas. The 34-year-old broke several records, including that of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

This is Kohli’s 500th international match, which is also the 100th Test between India and West Indies. At the 500 mark, Tendulkar had scored 75 centuries. Kohli has now overtaken Tendulkar after scoring his 76th century in his 500th international match.

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Kohli scored 121 off 206 balls which included 11 fours. He missed out on a century in the first innings of the second Test and made sure he reached the three-figure mark this time.

Memorable 500th international match for Virat Kohli

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At the end of the second day’s play, Kohli said that he enjoyed batting in this innings. He admitted that he was not at his best as the bowlers were bowling in the right areas. However, he took time to settle down and decided to play his shots when he settled down.

Kohli also slammed critics who kept pointing out the fact that prior to this century, he had not scored a single century overseas for five years. Kohli said, “These are things to talk about for others. I have scored 15 hundreds away from home, it is not a bad record. I have scored more hundreds away from home. The main thing is to play to the best of my ability. We haven’t played 30 matches away from home and I have got a few fifty-plus scores. I want to contribute as much as possible. If I score 50 it looks like I missed 100, if I score 120 it’s like that.” Looks like I missed it.” Double century. These stats and milestones don’t mean anything in 15 years’ time, they will remember whether I made an impact or not.”

Kohli also said that he is great that he can play 500 matches for India. He said that his hard work and commitment towards the sport has brought him to where he is and he will continue to strive for excellence in the times to come. He also credited his high level of fitness for being on the field for such a long time.