Kohli will get the headlines but the Real Hero is... Nasser Hussain in India's demolition
On Wednesday, fans gathered at the Wankhede Stadium for India's semi-final match against new zealand were in for a surprise. virat kohli joined the party after rohit sharma opened the proceedings with a stunning 29-ball 47. kohli, who is in spectacular form, delivered yet another dominant batting showing, this time passing his hero Sachin Tendulkar to set a new record.
Kohli struck 117 from 113 balls before being caught by tim southee in the 44th over, becoming the batter with the most ODI tonnes in the process. kohli now has 50 hundreds to his credit, one more than Tendulkar. Despite accomplishing a tremendous milestone, kohli made sure to recognize his hero, who was present. The former india captain bowed in reverence to the icon, which was met with applause from the crowd. Fans and ex-cricketers alike were blown away by Kohli's achievement, with former england captain Nasser Hussain believing the screenplay couldn't have been scripted any better.
"To be honest, you couldn't create a better script. To be honest, I never expected to see someone surpass Sachin in my lifetime of playing against him. Sachin was the most talented hitter I'd ever seen. It was incredible for this lad to achieve it on Sachin's home stadium with Sachin in attendance in a world cup semi-final with such flair and force. The modern master has just surpassed the Little Master. It's as easy as that: he's the finest in the world. "He's a genius," he declared on the Star sports broadcast 'CRICKET LIVE'.
While praising kohli, Hussain did not overlook Rohit's contribution to India's impressive start. "Kohli will get the headlines, but Rohit did what he has been doing superbly at this world cup," he continued. All the speculation about india crumbling under duress in world cup knockouts was put to bed by Rohit's powerplay performance."
India advanced to the final, where they will data-face either south africa or Australia. On Sunday, the final will be held at the narendra modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Kohli struck 117 from 113 balls before being caught by tim southee in the 44th over, becoming the batter with the most ODI tonnes in the process. kohli now has 50 hundreds to his credit, one more than Tendulkar. Despite accomplishing a tremendous milestone, kohli made sure to recognize his hero, who was present. The former india captain bowed in reverence to the icon, which was met with applause from the crowd. Fans and ex-cricketers alike were blown away by Kohli's achievement, with former england captain Nasser Hussain believing the screenplay couldn't have been scripted any better.
"To be honest, you couldn't create a better script. To be honest, I never expected to see someone surpass Sachin in my lifetime of playing against him. Sachin was the most talented hitter I'd ever seen. It was incredible for this lad to achieve it on Sachin's home stadium with Sachin in attendance in a world cup semi-final with such flair and force. The modern master has just surpassed the Little Master. It's as easy as that: he's the finest in the world. "He's a genius," he declared on the Star sports broadcast 'CRICKET LIVE'.
While praising kohli, Hussain did not overlook Rohit's contribution to India's impressive start. "Kohli will get the headlines, but Rohit did what he has been doing superbly at this world cup," he continued. All the speculation about india crumbling under duress in world cup knockouts was put to bed by Rohit's powerplay performance."
India advanced to the final, where they will data-face either south africa or Australia. On Sunday, the final will be held at the narendra modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.