Virat Kohli sparks the fire once again to make a statement in World Cup year

Virat Kohli’s 149-run stand with Rohit Sharma is the second-highest partnership for any wicket against New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli has scored four centuries in his last five ODIs, and this innings was by far the best of them all. His 149 runs along with Rohit Sharma helped India post a mammoth score of 302/7, which New Zealand are now struggling to chase down as they’re at 134/4 after 17 overs at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday night.

Kohli has scored four centuries in his last five ODIs

Kohli has scored four centuries in his last five ODIs and two centuries in his last three ODI innings. He became the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs when he reached there during the second ODI against West Indies on November 1.

Kohli’s performances in 2018 have been phenomenal; he is currently averaging 65.83 after scoring 692 runs at an average of 132 with three centuries and two half-centuries from nine matches played so far this year.

Kohli’s 27th ODI hundred is a record for India in World Cup matches

Kohli’s 27th ODI hundred is a record for India in World Cup matches

Kohli’s 27th ODI hundred is the most by any batsman in World Cup matches

Kohli’s 149-run stand with Rohit Sharma is the second-highest partnership for any wicket against New Zealand

In the course of this match, Kohli and Rohit Sharma put on 149 runs for the second wicket. The partnership is the second highest for any wicket against New Zealand, standing at 151 by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in 2007.

Kohli was dismissed at the end of his innings with a score of 149 while Rohit continued to score freely after that dismissal. He went on to make 148 runs off just 147 balls before getting out as well in India’s total of 352/7 at stumps on Day 1.

Virat Kohli made it clear that he means business when it comes to scoring tons in World Cup year.

Virat Kohli made it clear that he means business when it comes to scoring tons in World Cup year. The Indian captain scored his 27th ODI hundred against Australia in Adelaide on Monday and became the leading run-scorer in ODIs this year with 1,466 runs.

Kohli’s 27th ODI ton is also a record for India in World Cup matches as he surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s 26 hundreds which came between 1992-2003. His 27 hundreds have come at an average of 58.08 and strike rate of 96.15 over 39 innings

Conclusion

Virat Kohli’s 149-run stand with Rohit Sharma is the second-highest partnership for any wicket against New Zealand. The Indian captain has scored four centuries in his last five ODIs, including two double hundreds in that period. This performance comes just four days after he hit an unbeaten 82 off 44 balls against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata which helped India win their first ODI series in two years and also showed how much Virat means for his team when it comes to crunch situations.

including two double hundreds in that period. This performance comes just four days after he hit an unbeaten 82 off 44 balls against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata which helped India win their first ODI series in two years and also showed how much Virat means for his team when it comes to crunch situations.

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