Virat Kohli will score 110 centuries and break the record of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international tons – Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan Pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels that India batter Virat Kohli is expected to have 110 international centuries by the time his career is up while Kohli currently has a total of 75 international centuries to his name.

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels that India batter Virat Kohli is expected to have 110 international centuries by the time his career is up. Virat Kohli finally scored a Test century last week, bringing up three figures on day four of the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad, after a wait of 1205 days. 

Kohli brought up his 28th Test century. There was a gap of 41 innings between his last century and this one, with the previous one coming over three years ago against Bangladesh in November 2019.

Kohli scored 186 runs as his knock played a key role in helping India play out a draw with Australia and secure a spot in the World Test Championship final with Australia.

Kohli currently has a total of 75 international centuries to his name. He ranks second on Sachin Tendulkar’s list of batsmen with the most international tons.

Akhtar feels that the responsibility of captaincy is lifted off Kohli’s shoulders, he will score runs like a “beast” and reach the 100-century milestone.

“Virat Kohli had to get back in form so it’s nothing new for me. The pressure of captaincy was on him; finally, he is now mentally free. Now he will play with so much focus. I have complete faith in him that he will score 110 centuries and break the record of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international tons. Now He doesn’t have a load of captaincy and will score run like a beast,”

Akhtar said while applauding Kohli as quoted by ANI.

The “Rawalpindi Express” said that Sachin Tendulkar was his favorite wicket during his international career.

“I remember once I told my teammate that I will take the wicket of Sachin. At that time we were playing in Kolkata. On the very first ball, I bagged the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in front of a 1 lakh crowd. I still remember half of the ground went empty after Sachin returned,”

Akhtar said while applauding Kohli as quoted by ANI.