Team India will be playing their first match this year against England in Chennai. This match poses a risk to Ricky Ponting’s record as India skipper Virat Kohli is just one century away from becoming the highest century scoring captain.
The moment Virat Kohli hits a century in Chennai, he will become the player to score the most 42 centuries as captain in international cricket and surpass Ricky Ponting. Ponting has scored 41 centuries as a captain in his career. Virat Kohli has also scored 41 centuries as a captain. Right now both the players are tied at 41 centuries and Kohli is just one century away from making a world record.
Highest century in international cricket as captain
Virat Kohli – 41 centuries / Ricky Potting – 41 centuries
Graeme Smith – 33 centuries
Steve Smith – 20 centuries
Michael Clarke – 19 century
If we talk about the most centuries in international cricket, then Virat Kohli is currently at number three, who has scored 70 centuries. Ricky Ponting (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (100). Last year, Virat did not score a single century in cricket. In such a situation, Virat will be in a desperate situation to score a century this year. He will also equal Ricky Ponting’s record of 71 centuries as soon as he scores a century.
