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'Ye to kuch bhi nahin hai' - Fans react as Virat Kohli becomes 2nd Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to win 300 international matches

Now, Virat Kohli will be in action with Team India in the upcoming super-4 clash against Bangladesh on September 15 at RPS, Colombo.

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Former Indian skipper and modern-day batting great, Virat Kohli is achieving new milestones with every passing day in international cricket. After India’s 41-run win against Sri Lanka in their second super-4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, Kohli has now become the only second Indian cricketer in the history of the game to be a part of 300 international wins.

Now, Kohli is just behind the former legendary Indian cricketers and one of the all-time greats, Sachin Tendulkar, who had been a part of the winnings side 307 international matches. Kohli is currently enjoying a golden phase with the bat of late.

Virat Kohli eyeing Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries

He recently scored his 47th ODI century and is now just 2 short of equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 centuries, which is the highest till now in ODI cricket. Apart from that, the 34-year-old modern master also became the fastest to reach 13,000 ODI runs in just 267 innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar who had achieved this feat in 321 innings.

Kohli accomplished both of these feats during his century-knock against the arch-rivals Pakistan in India’s first super-4 match of the ongoing continental championship. The current edition of the Asia Cup is very crucial for Virat Kohli and Team India as they are gearing up for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, in their backyard starting October 5.

Following the conclusion of the Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma’s India will take on Australia in the upcoming three-match home ODI series; the series will commence with the first ODI on September 22 at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. It will be the last bilateral assignment for India before the home World Cup.

Coming back to Virat Kohli, the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 could be a very important point of his career as fans and experts are speculating that it might be his last appearance in the ODI World Cup for India. Notably, the star Delhi batter is the only active player in the current team who was also a part of India’s World Champion Team 12 years back in the ODI World Cup 2011.

Here's how fans reacted to Virat Kohli’s achievement of 300 international wins:

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