Virat Kohli completed his 48th ODI century by hitting a match-winning six against Bangladesh in Pune. In the company of KL Rahul, the pair decided not to take a few singles so that Kohli could complete his century. Virat is now just one century away from equaling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries in ODIs.

KL Rahul’s ‘Master Plan’ :-

After India won over Bangladesh with 51 balls to spare, KL Rahul revealed on Star Sports that it was his idea not to take singles so that Kohli could keep the strike to himself and increase his chances of scoring a century.

Rahul further said, “Kohli was confused, he said that not taking a single would not look very good, it is the World Cup, and it is a big stage. ‘I don’t want to look like I am just trying to get that milestone. of,’ .

“But I said, I mean we haven’t won this match yet but still I think we will win very easily, so if you can reach that milestone then why not, you should try. And Kohli did it in the end.”

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Classy duo refused to take many singles :-

You should also know that when Kohli was nearing his century, the pair rejected about five chances of single runs.

“I wanted to make a big contribution,” Kohli said after the match after scoring an unbeaten 103 off 97 balls. “I’ve scored a few fifties in the World Cup, and I’ve never really converted them, so I wanted to convert that chance this time and finish the match.

Virat Kohli ‘s first century in ODI World Cup after 2015 :-

Let us also tell you that this was Kohli’s first century in the ODI World Cup after the 107 runs he scored against Pakistan in Adelaide in 2015. Since then he has scored seven half-centuries.

With four wins from four matches, India are level on eight points with table-toppers New Zealand.

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