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Virat Kohli 50 ODI centuries countdown thread

Devadwal said:
Its not india problem what were Australia or NZ team did .you can enjoy your success . :shh
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Lmao nice rebuttal just conceded teams like Aus and NZ wouldn't do this and would think team first.
 
Aman said:
You'd never see pro teams like NZ or Aus playing calculator to try get someone to a personal milestone in a WC match. They'd keep the foot on the gas and improve the NRR.

Can't remember but recently one of our players (Kane?) could mathematically gotten 100 but the other batsmen (Mitchell/Santner) hit boundaries and finished the game.
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And how many world cups has your pro team won?
 
Hope he gets the 50 ODI tons in this CWC, deserves it, legend of the game. Only downside to his career will always be as captain leading good Indian sides, failed to win any icc tournaments.
 
48th will be remembered for Kettleborough's leniency about not giving wide to ensure Virat' en route to 48
 
Kianig89 said:
48th will be remembered for Kettleborough's leniency about not giving wide to ensure Virat' en route to 48
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Even if it was given wide, India would've needed one more run to win. The next run came from Kohli's six so he would've scored century anyway.
 
Kianig89 said:
Not Kohli's fault just the sheepish way of umpire
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Umpires make lot of mistakes. 5 ball over, wrong lbws in almost every match, no ball for height, 2019 WC final goof up etc.
Sometimes these mistakes happen at a time that gives people chance to raise the questions. But it's part and parcel of the game. It wasn't the first time and won't be the last.

And how people will remember VK's 48th will depend on person to person.
For me it was one fine inning. A win-win situation where India won the game and Kohli scored century in a WC chase.
 
Thanos said:
Umpires make lot of mistakes. 5 ball over, wrong lbws in almost every match, no ball for height, 2019 WC final goof up etc.
Sometimes these mistakes happen at a time that gives people chance to raise the questions. But it's part and parcel of the game. It wasn't the first time and won't be the last.

And how people will remember VK's 48th will depend on person to person.
For me it was one fine inning. A win-win situation where India won the game and Kohli scored century in a WC chase.
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Not giving an obvious wide is pretty dodgy. He knew it was wide given his reaction.
 
Well done Kohli.

Now break Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI tons asap. Tendulkar will be the happiest person to see another Indian broke his record.
 
Aman said:
Not giving an obvious wide is pretty dodgy. He knew it was wide given his reaction.
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Kianig89 said:
48th will be remembered for Kettleborough's leniency about not giving wide to ensure Virat' en route to 48
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When the wide ball happened India needed 2 runs to win. So even if the wide was given Kohli needed a boundary to hit a century which he did to complete it. Hence wide or no wide argument is redundunt as it wouldn't have affected whether Kohli could reach the 100 or not.
 
par said:
The wide was changed 2 years ago. Look it up.
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While fans were left confused by the umpire's decision to not award the wide despite the wicket-keeper collecting the ball on the leg side, the reason was a rule change by Marylebone Cricket Club in 2022.

"In the modern game, batters are, more than ever, moving laterally around the crease before the ball is bowled. It was felt unfair that a delivery might be called ‘Wide' if it passes where the batter had stood as the bowler entered his/her delivery stride."

"Therefore, Law 22.1 has been amended so that a Wide will apply to where the batter is standing, where the striker has stood at any point since the bowler began their run-up, and which would also have passed wide of the striker in a normal batting position,” the amended rule stated.

The rule was brought in to make sure that bowlers are not punished for batters moving across the stumps just when the ball is delivered. As a result, Kohli's batting stance kept him outside the line of the leg stump and when he shuffled across, the umpire judged it to be a change of position by the batter.

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New MCC Rule That May Have Helped Virat Kohli Score His 48th ODI Ton - Explained | Cricket News

A controversial decision by umpire Richard Kettleborough involving Virat Kohli became a major talking point after the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Bangladesh.
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MP2011 said:
While fans were left confused by the umpire's decision to not award the wide despite the wicket-keeper collecting the ball on the leg side, the reason was a rule change by Marylebone Cricket Club in 2022.

"In the modern game, batters are, more than ever, moving laterally around the crease before the ball is bowled. It was felt unfair that a delivery might be called ‘Wide' if it passes where the batter had stood as the bowler entered his/her delivery stride."

"Therefore, Law 22.1 has been amended so that a Wide will apply to where the batter is standing, where the striker has stood at any point since the bowler began their run-up, and which would also have passed wide of the striker in a normal batting position,” the amended rule stated.

The rule was brought in to make sure that bowlers are not punished for batters moving across the stumps just when the ball is delivered. As a result, Kohli's batting stance kept him outside the line of the leg stump and when he shuffled across, the umpire judged it to be a change of position by the batter.

sports.ndtv.com

New MCC Rule That May Have Helped Virat Kohli Score His 48th ODI Ton - Explained | Cricket News

A controversial decision by umpire Richard Kettleborough involving Virat Kohli became a major talking point after the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Bangladesh.
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That's been always given a wide this tournament.
 
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MP2011 said:
While fans were left confused by the umpire's decision to not award the wide despite the wicket-keeper collecting the ball on the leg side, the reason was a rule change by Marylebone Cricket Club in 2022.

"In the modern game, batters are, more than ever, moving laterally around the crease before the ball is bowled. It was felt unfair that a delivery might be called ‘Wide' if it passes where the batter had stood as the bowler entered his/her delivery stride."

"Therefore, Law 22.1 has been amended so that a Wide will apply to where the batter is standing, where the striker has stood at any point since the bowler began their run-up, and which would also have passed wide of the striker in a normal batting position,” the amended rule stated.

The rule was brought in to make sure that bowlers are not punished for batters moving across the stumps just when the ball is delivered. As a result, Kohli's batting stance kept him outside the line of the leg stump and when he shuffled across, the umpire judged it to be a change of position by the batter.

sports.ndtv.com

New MCC Rule That May Have Helped Virat Kohli Score His 48th ODI Ton - Explained | Cricket News

A controversial decision by umpire Richard Kettleborough involving Virat Kohli became a major talking point after the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Bangladesh.
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This article has no relevance in this scenario since Virat barely moved across his stumps. Even if he had stood completely still the ball would have comfortably gone down the leg side. It is funny to see Indian media try to justify blatant favouritism.

If that was given a wide, Bangladesh could have tried to bowl another wide on the last ball and no it’s not a spirit of the game issue because Kohli would have been under even more pressure to get his 100 and that might have resulted in a wicket.

This incident is just another example of just how much credibility (BCC)ICC has lost. Indians have made international cricket a joke.
 
Top 3 ODI bats of all time:

1) Kohli & Viv (tied)
2) SRT
3) Misbah
 
Dios said:
This article has no relevance in this scenario since Virat barely moved across his stumps. Even if he had stood completely still the ball would have comfortably gone down the leg side. It is funny to see Indian media try to justify blatant favouritism.

If that was given a wide, Bangladesh could have tried to bowl another wide on the last ball and no it’s not a spirit of the game issue because Kohli would have been under even more pressure to get his 100 and that might have resulted in a wicket.

This incident is just another example of just how much credibility (BCC)ICC has lost. Indians have made international cricket a joke.
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Firstly this favouritism argument is redundant as India still needed 3 runs at that point so even if given a wide India needed 2 more runs and Kohli finished the match with a 6. Do you think Kohli would not have realised it and attacked the ball no matter how wide the ball was? He was caught off gaurd the first time but wouldn't be the next ball too.So that logic is gone for a toss.

If umpires blatantly favoured India why did Marai Erasmus not give Pak batsmen out on the 14th. India had to use DRS. Babar was also saved due to umpire's call. So when umpire edcisions go in pakistan's favour everything is rosy but when the rub of the green goes the other way all controversies are raised. Hypocrisy ki bhi seema hoti hain.
 
Devadwal said:
Misbah? Are you serious or it just a sarcasm.likely later as Misbah have zero ODI legacy .
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Yeah like yourself I would be shocked if he’s being serious.

How can a player with zero ODI hundreds be rated above the likes of Ponting and Rohit at number 3

:ROFLMAO:
 
I never imagined he would get to 50 looking at his post covid out of form. He somehow turned it around. If he gets even 50% close to his 2014,15 form he would be lethal.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I never imagined he would get to 50 looking at his post covid out of form. He somehow turned it around. If he gets even 50% close to his 2014,15 form he would be lethal.
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In 2014 he made only 3 ODI 100s and in 2015 just 2. While in 2023 he has already made 4 ODi 100s. So he has done better than 2014,15 form in a way.
 
Dios said:
This article has no relevance in this scenario since Virat barely moved across his stumps. Even if he had stood completely still the ball would have comfortably gone down the leg side. It is funny to see Indian media try to justify blatant favouritism.

If that was given a wide, Bangladesh could have tried to bowl another wide on the last ball and no it’s not a spirit of the game issue because Kohli would have been under even more pressure to get his 100 and that might have resulted in a wicket.

This incident is just another example of just how much credibility (BCC)ICC has lost. Indians have made international cricket a joke.
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Yeah, international cricket has become a joke. Why bother playing it then?

Have you ever given it a thought that it's Bangladesh cricket which has become a joke in this WC rather than international cricket since they have been playing this WC in subcontinent and still can't win much.
 
Dios said:
This article has no relevance in this scenario since Virat barely moved across his stumps. Even if he had stood completely still the ball would have comfortably gone down the leg side. It is funny to see Indian media try to justify blatant favouritism.

If that was given a wide, Bangladesh could have tried to bowl another wide on the last ball and no it’s not a spirit of the game issue because Kohli would have been under even more pressure to get his 100 and that might have resulted in a wicket.

This incident is just another example of just how much credibility (BCC)ICC has lost. Indians have made international cricket a joke.
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You could ask for review and ask for a wide to be called or bowl 14th stump wide lol You have taken whining to a new level. "How dare the umpire can stop us from denying Kohli a century".
 
What a fairtale it will be if his 49th and 50th 100s in SF and Final with india winning the WC. I know its a fantasy but pray it happens. If anyone deserves it then it is him.
 
ex-q-zit said:
What a fairtale it will be if his 49th and 50th 100s in SF and Final with india winning the WC. I know it’s a fantasy but pray it happens. If anyone deserves it then it is him.
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I hope he gets to 50 in group stages, those milestones can become a baggage and not something you want over your head in those big games and I think his urgency to get there is probably one such reason as the noise around it will get louder by fans and media.
 
ex-q-zit said:
What a fairtale it will be if his 49th and 50th 100s in SF and Final with india winning the WC. I know its a fantasy but pray it happens. If anyone deserves it then it is him.
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As of now I’ve said that Sachin and Vivian Richards are better than Kohli, but if he managed that he would legitimately tick the last box and I think be the undeniable GOAT - besides Bradmen who is in own world
 
To go past Sachin Tendulkar was unthinkable, how big the legacy of Kohli will be unimaginable is he the greatest cricketer ever may be YES!
 
Aman said:
Lmao nice rebuttal just conceded teams like Aus and NZ wouldn't do this and would think team first.
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Nz have won the same amount of wcs as bang, zim, ire and afg. Why should we care about what you bottlers and choke artists do
 
Aman said:
How many of those runs are against SENA are in bilateral series on phattas? More than half of those tons against Aus have to be on those Indian phattas where 350+ was being chased down like it's 200.
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Poor williamson can't even score in phattas. He is an inferior version of imam. And kohli is bigger than nz lol, as a young man kohli won more wcs than minnow chokers nz have won in their history
 
Aman said:
Showed his true face.

Turned down singles to get his 100 against the mighty Bangladesh.

NRR is going to be crucial and this dude turning down runs to try get his 100.

Don't want to hear anything about Sachin being selfish again.
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Sachins last century was the most selfish innings in history. Even mohammad asharful would be ashamed of that innings
 
Aman said:
25 tons against minnows/minnow level bowling is mad lmao 😂
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Kohli is twice as good as every kiwi batsman in history, his dog has touched more wcs than nz. Williamson is a doul statpadder who chocked in 2 wc finals in a row
 
Aman said:
You'd never see pro teams like NZ or Aus playing calculator to try get someone to a personal milestone in a WC match. They'd keep the foot on the gas and improve the NRR.

Can't remember but recently one of our players (Kane?) could mathematically gotten 100 but the other batsmen (Mitchell/Santner) hit boundaries and finished the game.
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He couldn't doesn't have the ability to do it. Even rohit is twice the odi batsman kane is, a slow boring loser
 
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