'Virat Kohli is still young, can easily score 100 centuries', know who said this!
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In current cricket discussions, it is often debated whether Virat Kohli can surpass the international record of 100 centuries set by his cricket idol Sachin Tendulkar. Virat recently broke Sachin's world record of 49 centuries in ODIs after a match in the ODI World Cup in Mumbai. Now his eyes are on breaking Sachin's record of 51 Test centuries and 100 international centuries. Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd also weighed in on whether Kohli had the potential to surpass Sachin's record, expressing no difficulty in accepting Kohli's ability to achieve the feat.
#WATCH | Kolkata: When asked if cricketer Virat Kohli can achieve a record of 100 centuries like former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Former West Indies Cricketer Clive Lloyd says, "I don't know about the time span, but he's young enough and I'm sure that the way he's playing he… pic.twitter.com/Pxf0EMDc8u
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Lloyd, who won two World Cups for West Indies, is currently in Kolkata, where he shared his views with journalists. He mentioned his preference to watch more Test cricket amid the current trend of T20 cricket. Lloyd stressed that Kohli is still young and has the ability to achieve anything with the way he is playing currently. Kohli has already scored 80 centuries across all three formats – 29 in Tests, 50 in ODIs and 1 century in T20Is.
Lloyd expressed uncertainty about how long it might take for Kohli to achieve Sachin's record, but he highlighted Kohli's current form and said that Kohli can achieve whatever he wants and in doing so he has gotten a lot of satisfaction. He acknowledged Kohli's impressive number of centuries but also stressed the need for a Test series of at least three matches rather than two for a more important contest.
Discussing Test cricket, Lloyd advocated a minimum of three-match series rather than just two, preferring more Test cricket over the dominance of T20 cricket. He suggested that a series of at least three to five matches would provide better and more meaningful competition. He said that West Indies would not like to travel 1200 miles to play two Test matches in Australia because it makes no sense.