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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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Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former all-format captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batter and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Considered one of the greatest batters in cricket, he has been acclaimed for his batting skills and records. Kohli has the most centuries in ODIs and the second-most centuries in international cricket with 86 tons across all formats. He is also the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League.
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With Virat Kohli retired from Tests and T20Is, ODIs are now his only international format. TSN looks at whether he can still challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record for most international centuries.
Virat Kohli has become only the second batter to reach 15,000 ODI runs, getting there 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar. He reached the landmark in 46 balls against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kohli shattered the world record in just 303 innings, eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar, who took 377 innings to reach the same milestone.