“Why not?” I asked. “If you can reach the milestone.” – KL Rahul discusses why he decided to stop allowing singles in order to help Virat Kohli get his century.

On Thursday, October 19 in Pune, Virat Kohli scored his 48th ODI century against Bangladesh. The match was part of the ODI World Cup 2023.

India needed 51 balls to complete the Bangladeshi total of 257 while holding seven wickets in hand. Shubman Gill achieved his first half-century at a World Cup, but Virat Kohli stole the show with an incredible unbeaten 103 off just 97 balls.

The talismanic hitter needed 28 runs to reach the 30-run threshold at one point when India needed 29 runs to win. From this point forward, Kohli was seen declining a few singles before finally scoring his century on Nasum Ahmed’s magnificent six. The 34-year-old was persuaded to go for the century by KL Rahul, who was at the other end with the former India captain, according to a statement he made following the game.

Kohli was perplexed and advised against taking the single because it was still a World Cup and a significant occasion. “I don’t want to seem like I’m just trying to reach the milestone,” you might say. However, I added, “I mean, it’s not won, but I still think we’ll win quite easily,” so if you can reach the goal, why not? You have to try. In the end, he did that.

KL Rahul told Star Sports, “I wasn’t going to run the singles anyhow.

During his 48th ODI century, Virat Kohli achieves milestones.

Virat reached 26,000 international runs during the match against Bangladesh and scored his 48th ODI century. Sachin Tendulkar’s record total of 49 ODI centuries, which he is now one century short of matching, stands.

Virat also scored more than 500 ODI runs (551) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, making it his sixth different venue. The seasoned athlete scored 259 runs in the four ODI World Cup 2023 matches that he participated in. In the current 10-team showcase competition, only Indian captain Rohit Sharma has more runs (265) than him.