Though it appears that 100 century will be the hardest record to break, Virat Kohli will shatter many more: Brian Lara

The great former cricketer from the West Indies, Brian Lara, gave an explanation of why it will be extremely challenging for Virat Kohli to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries in international cricket. Against New Zealand in the quarterfinals of the just concluded 50-over World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli made history by becoming the first player to reach 50 centuries in the format, surpassing Tendulkar’s record of 49 tons. In international cricket, it was also Kohli’s 80th century. In terms of most hundreds in international cricket, he is only second to Tendulkar, since the “Little Master” achieved the three-figure mark 100 times during his remarkable career.

Lara disagreed with the majority of people who believe that Virat Kohli can defeat Tendulkar. It will be extremely difficult for the 35-year-old to surpass Tendulkar’s total, according to the former captain of the West Indies. Lara clarified that it would be extremely challenging for Kohli to hit five hundred annually if he were to play for an additional four years.

“What is Kohli’s current age? 35 is correct. He needs twenty more, but he has 80. In four more years, he would need to equal Tendulkar if he were to score five centuries annually. That will make Kohli 39. Hard work, really hard work,” Lara said to Patrika Anandabazar.

“No one can say for sure, can they? Those who predict that Virat Kohli will surpass Tendulkar’s record for most century runs won’t take cricket logic into account.

It seems like 20 millennia in the future. In their whole career, most cricket players cannot score that much. I’m not going to be bold and predict that Kohli will succeed. Nobody’s age is ever-ending. Although the 100th century looks to be the most challenging milestone, Kohli will likely shatter many more,” he continued.

But Lara pointed out that only Kohli can approach the historic milestone set by his “dear friend.”.

“Only Virat Kohli can be even close. His commitment to discipline and hard work is admirable. How can you not be a fan of his when he puts his all into getting ready for a match? I hope the best for him. If he could achieve 100 hundreds like Tendulkar, I would be overjoyed. Like I mentioned earlier, I’m a huge fan of Kohli, and Sachin was a great buddy,” he remarked.

Some believe that everyone is jealous of him, and I have experienced this in my professional life as well: Lara Brian

Leading run scorer at the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup was Virat Kohli. He amassed 765 runs at an average of 95.62 in 11 games, with three centuries. But some in the cricket community thought he played slowly to get a couple of his tons. Defying that line of thinking, Lara asserted that those who criticize Kohli are jealous of his abilities.

“Someone is claiming that everyone is jealous of him. The number of runs he has scored has them jealous. This has happened to me throughout my profession as well,” Lara remarked.