{"id":32638,"date":"2023-12-07T17:58:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/brian-lara-explains-why-virat-kohli-cannot-make-100-centuries\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:58:03","slug":"brian-lara-explains-why-virat-kohli-cannot-make-100-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/brian-lara-explains-why-virat-kohli-cannot-make-100-centuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Lara explains why Virat Kohli cannot make 100 centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brian Lara, the legendary former West Indies cricketer, recently discussed the challenges the star Indian batsman Virat Kohli might face in surpassing the 100 international centuries record of the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the semi-final of the recently concluded 50-over World Cup 2023, the Indian batsman Virat Kohli made history against New Zealand by scoring his 50th<\/sup> century, surpassing Tendulkar\u2019s record, who finished with 49 tons in the format.<\/p>\n

While many predict Kohli to break the records of Tendulkar, however, Lara expressed a differing opinion.<\/p>\n

Lara emphasized that it will be a difficult task for a 35-year-old to surpass Tendulkar\u2019s tally, he calculated that if Kohli scored five centuries every year \u2013 which is a tough job \u2013 he would still need four more to equal Tendulkar\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t say with certainty, no one can. Those saying Kohli will break Tendulkar\u2019s 100-centuries record won\u2019t be taking cricketing logic into account. 20 centuries seem a long way away. Most cricketers can\u2019t score that in their entire career. I won\u2019t be adventurous and say Kohli will do it. Age doesn\u2019t stop for anyone. Kohli will break many more records but 100 centuries seems the most difficult one,\u201d Lara said in an interview.<\/p>\n

However, Lara noted that only Kohli could come close to Tendulkar\u2019s record, lauding Kohli\u2019s discipline and dedication.<\/p>\n

The former West Indian Captain expressed admiration for Kohli\u2019s preparation and conveyed his best wishes for Kohli\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Despite the difficulty of the task, Lara mentioned that Kohli\u2019s commitment could potentially bring him near the monumental record.<\/p>\n

While responding to criticism over Kohli\u2019s performance, Brian Lara stated that those criticizing Kohli are jealous of him as he also faced similar situations in his career.<\/p>\n

Virat Kohli finished the ODI World Cup 2023 as the leading run-getter. In 11 games, he amassed 765 runs at an average of 95.62 and scored three centuries.<\/p>\n

However, a section of the cricket fraternity believed that he played slowly to get a couple of his tons. Lara didn\u2019t buy into that school of thinking and said that the naysayers are envious of Kohli\u2019s quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are saying all these are jealous of him. They are envious of the amount of runs he has scored. I have faced this too in my career,\u201d Lara said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n