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Kohli broke Tendulkar's century record, and Rohit Sharma surpassed
Afridi in ODI sixes.
¨ Virat Kohli made a record-breaking 52nd ODI
century in Ranchi, where he surpassed Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries
in a single format.
¨ His 135 runs off 120 balls were scored at a
strike rate of 112.50, marking a dominant performance in the ODI series opener
against South Africa on 30 November.
¨ Kohli also overtook Tendulkar and David
Warner by recording the most ODI centuries against South Africa with his sixth
ton.
¨ He further moved past Sachin’s record for the
most fifty-plus scores in ODIs at home by achieving his 59th such score.
¨ On the other hand, Rohit Sharma, in the same
match, broke Shahid Afridi’s world record for the most sixes in ODI history.
¨ Rohit surpassed Afridi’s tally of 351 sixes
by hitting three sixes in the Ranchi match, completing the feat in only his
277th match.
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He reached this record faster than Afridi and also went past Chris
Gayle’s ODI six-hitting numbers.
