IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Pips Jacques Kallis in Elite List With Sublime Knock Versus Bangladesh

Batting superstar Virat Kohli registered his name in another record book with a fine half-century against Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup match on Thursday at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Kohli continued his sublime form in the World Cup as he scored his third half-century in the ongoing edition of the tournament.

With the fifty-plus score on Thursday, Kohli surpassed Proteas great Jacques Kallis to move to fourth in the list of batters with the most 50-plus scores in international cricket.

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Most 50-plus scores in international cricket

• 264 – Sachin Tendulkar
• 217 – Ricky Ponting
• 216 – Kumar Sangakkara
• 212 – Virat Kohli
• 211 – Jacques Kallis

Kohli started the innings with a bang as he scored 14 runs in his first three balls and completed his half-century in 48 balls.

The 34-year-old also pipped Rohit Sharma, Brian Lara and AB de Villiers in the tally of most runs in the ODI World Cup.

Most runs in ODI World Cups

2278 – Sachin Tendulkar

1743 – Ricky Ponting

1532 – Kumar Sangakkara

1277 – Virat Kohli

1243 – Rohit Sharma

1225 – Brian Lara

1207 – AB de Villiers

Meanwhile, Spin bowlers Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja engineered a top-order collapse as India restricted Bangladesh to 256-8 in a World Cup match in Pune on Thursday.

Bangladesh openers Tanzid Hasan, whose 51 was his maiden one-day international fifty, and Liton Das (66) were both in fine touch.

The Tigers– who have won three of their last four ODIs against India — were well-placed at 93-0 only to slump to 137-4 after Najmul Hossain Shanto, deputising as Bangladesh captain for the injured Shakib Al Hasan, won the toss on a good batting pitch.

But Mushfiqur Rahim’s 38 and fellow veteran Mahmudullah’s dashing 46 bolstered the total before Shoriful Islam ended the innings with a spectacular six over extra cover off Jasprit Bumrah.

Jadeja took a miserly 2-38 from his 10 overs and Yadav, who made the initial breakthrough, 1-47.

India were a bowler down after Hardik Pandya managed just three balls in the ninth over before limping off with ankle damage.

Virat Kohli, bowling in a one-day international for the first time in six years, completed Pandya’s over.

Bangladesh had a setback even before play started when key all-rounder Shakib was ruled out with a thigh injury suffered during Friday’s eight-wicket loss to New Zealand in Chennai.