“There is a lot of cricket, runs left in him”: Tendulkar praises Kohli for breaking his ODI tons record

Tendulkar expressed happiness that the record created by an Indian has stayed with an Indian.

During the recently held ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Virat Kohli showed why he is touted as one of the greatest batters of all time in white-ball cricket.

The Indian star finished the showpiece tournament as the highest run-getter, amassing 765 runs from 11 innings at an average of 95.62 with three hundreds and six half-centuries.

India may have lost the World Cup final to Australia, but Kohli’s stunning exploits will remain etched in the memories of the cricket fans forever.

During the campaign, Virat broke multiple batting records and the most notable one was him becoming the first-ever batter to hit 50 ODI centuries, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s record tally of 49 tons.

Days after the end of the World Cup, Tendulkar expressed happiness that the record created by an Indian has stayed with an Indian.

Sachin also praised Kohli, saying that the latter has a lot of cricket and runs left in him.

"I am so pleased he has been able to do that. I am sure that the journey has not stopped. There is a lot of cricket left in him, a lot of runs left in him. A lot of hunger and desire to achieve more for the country. I am happy that the record continues to stay with India. I have always said that the record belongs to India and it has stayed with India," said Tendulkar in a video by ESPNcricinfo.

With his remarkable display, Virat Kohli also became the most run-scorer in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup, surpassing Tendulkar’s aggregate of 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup.

Kohli has played 27 ODIs this year, amassing 1,377 runs at an average of 72.47 and a strike rate of over 99. He has smashed six centuries and eight fifties in 24 innings, with the best score of 166*.