Kohli, 35, reached his century with a two off fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, having faced 106 balls, hitting eight fours and a six to break the record of 49 ODI hundreds he had shared with Sachin Tendulkar.
He did so on his former India team-mate’s home ground, with batting great Tendulkar among those applauding at the Wankhede Stadium.
The 35-year-old Kohli, nicknamed “The King” in India and arguably the world’s most famous cricketer, was appearing his 279th match in ODIs after making his debut in the 50-over format in 2008.
It was his third hundred at this World Cup, which he is making his own. He finished the group stage as the top run-scorer in the tournament with 594 and averaging exactly 99.
Earlier, Kohli also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 673 runs in a World Cup edition when he went past 79. The former captain also broke his knockout game jinx with a fifty in the semis and maintained the momentum with Shreyas Iyer with 150-run partnership as India dominated with the bat after winning the toss.(With inputs from agencies)
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