Virat Kohli records century in every Test-playing nations barring Pakistan

Virat Kohli becomes the only player who has registered a ODI century in every country he has played (Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya have nine centuries across nations). Kohli had never scored an ODI century in South Africa until yesterday when he tick marked that column as well. He registered his 33rd hundred against South Africa during the first ODI at Durban chasing 270.

Kohli was off the field for a while in the first innings as he had injured his knee. He was back on field soon as he took a diving forward catch to dismiss David Miller at short cover.

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Kohli came to bat after Rohit Sharma‘s dismissal when the score was 33. Shikhar Dhawan who was looking good ended up getting himself run out with a mix up with Kohli. Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli added a 189 run partnership for the third wicket.

India took lead 1-0 in a six match ODI series with Kohli taking India home with a brilliant knock of 112 which included 10 boundaries. MS Dhoni hitting the winning runs was a perfect end to the match.

Tendulkar and Jayasuriya have scored 100 in the first 10 full-member nations they played in. However, Tendulkar hasn’t scored a century in West Indies while Jayasuriya hasn’t scored one in Zimbabwe. Kohli has not played in Pakistan yet but he would surely be eyeing a century there if he gets a chance.