XtraTime Web Desk: India skipper Virat Kohli has been in tremendous form in the ongoing World Cup. He has hit five fifties so far along with 442 runs in the tournament so far. Though it’s still a concern for the team management that he isn’t converting his half centuries in big hundreds but fans can hope that he will do it in the semis against New Zealand tomorrow.
Beside that there is a good news for Kohli fans as the India skipper is in front of another milestone. The
Run machine needs 24 runs more to surpass Sourav Ganguly’s 465 runs mark in a single edition and become the most runs getter Indian captain in a single edition.
If he does manage to notch up his first century at Old Trafford, he will breach these records:
Score his 1st World Cup century as skipper; he will be the 3rd Indian skipper to do so after Kapil Dev & Sourav Ganguly.
Score centuries in 3 successive World Cups. Amongst Indians, he will emulate Sachin Tendulkar (who managed it in 1996, 1999 & 2003).
India’s success at this World Cup has been built on the heavy scoring of a Rohit Sharma-led batting top order, but batting coach Sanjay Bangar rejected suggestions the team’s middle order was undercooked.