Former Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik blind ranked Virat Kohli’s top five ODI centuries amid the ongoing series against the West Indies (via Cricbuzz Instagram handle). The 37-year-old is the all-time ODI leader with 55 tons in 316 matches.
Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar in ODI centuries with his 50th ton in the 2023 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. Yet, Karthik ranked Kohli’s 117 in that contest outside his top three, at No. 4.
The knock helped India post a massive 397/4 in 50 overs as they eventually pulled off a 70-run victory to advance to the final. Another one of Kohli’s iconic centuries came early in his career in 2012 against Sri Lanka in Hobart.
With India chasing a formidable 321 for victory and needing to do it in 40 overs to keep their final qualification hopes alive in the tri-series, the right-hander scored a sensational 133* off 86 deliveries. Kohli’s brutal assault on the Lankan bowlers helped India complete the chase in the 37th over.
However, Karthik ranked the knock outside his top three, at No.5.
A year later, Kohli was at it again in another crucial run-chase, scoring 115* off 66 balls against Australia in the sixth ODI of the home series against Australia. His brilliance helped India chase down 351 in the final over and level the series 2-2.
Karthik ranked this masterful knock under pressure in his top three, at No.3.
Dinesh Karthik ranks Virat Kohli’s iconic Asia Cup knock against Pakistan at the top
Dinesh Karthik picked Virat Kohli’s masterclass against Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup as his best ODI knock. As India chased 330 in a high-voltage outing against their arch-rivals, the now-37-year-old came up big, recording his highest ODI score of 183 off 148 deliveries.
Kohli’s heroics helped India complete the run-chase in the 48th over with six wickets in hand.
Finally, Dinesh Karthik ranked Kohli’s captain’s knock of 122 in the ODI series opener against England in Pune at No.2. Chasing 351, India were in dire straits at 63/4 before Kohli produced another sparkling knock in a run-chase to help the side script a memorable three-wicket win.
Edited by Venkatesh Ravichandran
