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'If Virat Kohli...': Ajinkya Rahane on how India star can break Sachin Tendulkar's 100 centuries record
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Indian cricketer (born 1973)
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the history of cricket. He holds several world records, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in international cricket, receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket, and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries. Tendulkar was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.
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Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is a former Indian professional cricketer and also captained the India national cricket team in all three formats. He formerly played for and captained Mumbai in domestic cricket. He played primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms of the game. India lost only one match under his captaincy.
More on Wikipedia ↗With over 30 games remaining, Kohli, who only represents India in ODI cricket, has to hit 14 more hundreds to reach the coveted 100 tons, a feat only his idol Sachin Tendulkar has accomplished.
After Virat Kohli’s 86th international century, Ajinkya Rahane backed his 100-century ambition, saying milestone pressure brings out his best. Kohli now focuses solely on ODIs ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
Virat Kohli scored his 86th international century during India’s first ODI against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. Ajinkya Rahane believes Kohli could have another major milestone in mind after his latest century.