Indian captain Virat Kohli has been in consistent form this CWC
He has, so far, scored five half-centuries, and has 442 runs this competition.
However, he has not managed to convert these 50s into centuries, which is rather strange considering his own lofty standards, but the skipper has been a fulcrum around which the Indian batting has revolved.
And as always is the case, every time Kohli marches out to bat, he is on the cusp of toppling a record.
In the match against New Zealand, he needs 24 runs to overtake Sourav Ganguly’s figure of 465 runs in a single edition and become the Indian captain with the most runs in a single edition.
If he does manage to notch up his first century at Old Trafford, he will breach these records:
o Score his 1st World Cup century as skipper; he will be the 3rd Indian skipper to do so after Kapil Dev & Sourav Ganguly.
o Score centuries in 3 successive World Cups. Amongst Indians, he will emulate Sachin Tendulkar (who managed it in 1996, 1999 & 2003).
Virat Kohli's scores at the 2019 CWC
18(34 Balls 4x1) Vs South Africa on June 05 @Southampton - Match 08
82 (77 Balls 4x4 and 6x2)Vs Australia on June 09 @ The Oval - Match 14
Vs New Zealand @ Nottingham abandoned due to rain on June 13 - Match 18
77(65 Balls 4x7)Vs Pakistan @ Old Trafford Manchester on June 16 - Match 22
67(63 Balls 4x5)Vs Afghanistan @ Southampton on June 22 - Match 28
72(82 Balls 4x8)Vs West Indies @ Manchester on June 27 - Match 34
66(76 Balls 4x7)Vs England @Birmingham on June 30 - Match 34
26(45 Balls4x3)Vs Bangladesh @ Birmingham on July 02 - Match 40
34*(41 Balls 4x3)Vs Sri Lanka @ Leeds on July 06 - Match 44
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