I am never going to be as good as Tendulkar, says Kohli

It is all too much for me to take in now to equal my hero Sachin Tendulkar’s record is something special for me. He is perfect when it comes to batting. I am never going to be as good as him said Indian run machine Virat Kohli after his 49 th ODI hundred against South Africa in Kolkata Eden

Gardens.Virat Kohli equalled the record of highest number of ODI hundreds ( 49) of Indian master Batsman the ‘Mumbai Hero’ Sachin Tendulkar.

The celebration was unusually reserved. When Virat Kohli drew level with his idol, Sachin Tendulkar, reaching his 49th One-Day International hundred in front of a packed Eden Gardens, there were no histrionics. There was no waving of the bat, no pumping of the fist, and not even a pressure release of expletives.It was very emotional while this day is special for him as he was

celebrating his 35th birthday. Instead, Kohli hugged his batting partner Ravindra Jadeja and then raised his bat to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd. Among all grounds in India, Eden Gardens is one in which you can tell what the state of the game is just listening to the crowd.It was a most memorable day for Kolkata.

When Kohli got to the milestone, there was a release of energy. After Happy Birthday was sung and the applause subsided, there was almost a sense of relief. There was not so much euphoria as enjoying being part of a major milestone.

Kohli’s innings itself was not one of his most dazzling. On a sluggish pitch where the ball was not coming onto the bat as much as batsmen would have liked, Kohli had to put his head down and work hard. The trademark shots were all there: the cover drive, the punch back past the bowler and even the whip from outside off through midwicket. But, more than all of

that, it was Kohli’s game sense that came to the fore. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had provided the impetus even if he did not last too long and Shreyas Iyer was comfortable going after the spinners. Kohli’s role was to bat deep, and there will be those who point to 101 off 121 balls to suggest that he was chasing a milestone rather than powering the innings. But, this was not a

pitch in which to hit out, especially with India’s long tail. Kohli’s gift to Kolkata was his 49th ODI hundred while his innings was entertaining for the Kolkata spectators and all TV viewers around the world .This is his second century af world cup after he missed two centuries narrowly.

Meanwhile Indian Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Well played Virat .It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days and once again congratulations to Virat

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