Virat Kohli or Rachin Ravindra? Who Will Break Sachin Tendulkar’s Record – Or Can Both Do it? – News18

While Rachin Ravindra has been a revelation this ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli is back to sublime best. After yesterday’s game (NZ vs SL) Rachin Ravindra is at the top of the table for players with the most runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, with 565 runs in nine innings at an average of 70.62, striking at 108.44. Kohli is third currently with 543 runs in eight innings at 108.60, striking at 88.29.

The great Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup with 673 runs from 11 innings during India’s campaign to the 2003 World Cup jointly hosted by South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe and the way runs have been scored this World Cup, it is anybody’s guess that Tendulkar’s this record could very well be eclipsed sooner than later.

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It is a testament to Tendulkar’s greatness that he set the batting record way back in 2003, at a time when the two new balls, fielding restrictions and even the reduced size of the field were a mere concept. But, as they say, records are meant to be broken. Who would have thought anybody could surpass The Master’s 49 ODI centuries tally, here is Kohli on the cusp of breaking the ultimate ODI batting record.

Players with Most Runs in Single Edition of a World Cup 

Ravindra 108 runs away, Kohli 130

So, one more match guaranteed and potentially a second – Ravindra is in sight of Tendulkar’s tally of 673. The 23-year-old is only 108 runs away to reach the milestone and looking at how he has been scoring runs at the top of the order, the Kiwi could very well eclipse Tendulkar’s record.

Players with Most runs in 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

On the other hand, Kohli now has two guaranteed matches and a third if India makes the final to break the 673 barrier. Currently, Kohli is 130 runs away from the milestone and with India playing the Netherlands next at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, not many would bet against Kohli from reaching the mark and surpassing it.

The icing on the cake would be him hitting his record-setting 50th ODI ton – what a story it would be – the adopted son of Bangalore breaking two of the biggest records in ODI cricket – the Bengaluru fans should consider themselves a blessed lot if that happens.