ISLAMABAD: Virat Kohli completed a unique achievement during his match-winning century against Pakistan, notching up an ODI ton in each country he has played in.
Pakistan put up 241 batting first, courtesy of Saud Shakeel (62) and Mohammad Rizwan’s (46) 104-run stand in the middle overs and a 38 from Khushdil Shah towards the end of the innings, according to Wisden.
Virat Kohli then anchored India’s chase, going past multiple milestones – becoming the fastest to 14,000 ODI runs, before overtaking Ricky Ponting to enter the top three for most international runs.
Kohli guided India to victory in the 43rd over, hitting a boundary off Khushdil Shah to bring up his century, taking his score from 96 to 100, with just two runs remaining to win.
Which countries have Kohli scored ODI hundreds in?
This was Kohli’s first century in the UAE, achieved in just his second innings there. With this feat, he becomes the first player to score an ODI century in all 10 countries he has batted in: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, and now the UAE.
Kohli is the fourth player to register an ODI century in 10 different countries, joining Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar (who has 12), and Chris Gayle (10). As of now, no other batter, male or female, has scored ODI centuries in all the countries they have batted in.
ODI centuries in most countries, full list
Name |
Team(s) |
Countries played in |
Countries with an ODI century |
Sanath Jayasuriya |
Asia/Sri Lanka Men |
15 |
12 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
India Men |
16 |
12 |
Chris Gayle |
ICC/West Indies Men |
15 |
10 |
Virat Kohli |
India Men |
10 |
10 |
Hashim Amla |
South Africa Men |
11 |
9 |
AB de Villiers |
Afr/South Africa Men |
13 |
9 |
Shai Hope |
West Indies Men |
13 |
9 |
Saeed Anwar |
Pakistan Men |
14 |
9 |
Tillkaratne Dilshan |
Sri Lanka Men |
14 |
9 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
Asia/ICC/Sri Lanka Men |
14 |
9 |
Sourav Ganguly |
Asia/India Men |
16 |
9 |
Players to score an ODI century in every country they have played in
Name |
Team |
Countries played in |
Countries with an ODI century |
Virat Kohli |
India Men |
10 |
10 |
Clive Radley |
England Men |
1 |
1 |
Michael Lumb |
England Men |
1 |
1 |
Josh Lawrenson |
Jersey Men |
1 |
1 |
Asa Tribe |
Jersey Men |
1 |
1 |
Michael English |
Scotland Men |
1 |
1 |
Brian Bennett |
Zimbabwe Men |
1 |
1 |
Amir Jangoo |
West Indies Men |
1 |
1 |
Ben Curran |
Zimbabwe Men |
1 |
1 |
Matthew Breetzke |
South Africa Men |
1 |
1 |
Reshma Gandhi |
India Women |
1 |
1 |
Chetna Pagydyala |
USA Women |
1 |
1 |
Georgia Voll |
Australia Women |
1 |
1 |
Pratika Rawal |
India Women |
1 |
1 |
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies Men), Dawid Malan (England Men), and Meg Lanning (Australia Women) have scored ODI centuries in six of the seven countries they have played in.
Shikhar Dhawan (India Men) has registered ODI centuries in 8 out of the 10 countries he has played in, while Kane Williamson (New Zealand Men) has done so in 8 of the 11 countries he has competed in.
