<h5>How many ODI centuries does Virat Kohli have?</h5><p>Virat Kohli broke the record for most ODI centuries after scoring his 50th century during the semi-final match against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. This was his first-ever century in the knockout stages of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. With this century, he surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries.</p><p>This was Kohli's third century in this year’s World Cup. He scored the previous two against Bangladesh and South Africa. Kohli also broke Tendulkar's record for most runs scored by a batter in one edition of the Men’s Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition. Virat Kohli has now scored 711 runs in this year’s tournament.</p><h5>How was India’s performance in the semi-final?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/virat-kohli-set-a-new-record-for-the-most-odi-hundreds%2FShami.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=2dbd2dfa-f7dc-4755-8eb5-60c7c61b6a83"><figcaption>Mohammed Shami. Photo by ICC.</figcaption></figure><p>India defeated New Zealand to reach the final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. Along with Virat Kohli, the other players also played very well. India set a target of 398 runs for New Zealand after finishing 397/4 while batting first. Along with Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer also scored a century.</p><p>Then, India's bowlers did brilliantly to dismiss New Zealand for 327 runs, winning the match by 70 runs. Mohammed Shami took seven wickets, making him this year’s tournament’s highest wicket-taker (23 wickets). Shami's seven-wicket haul is the best-ever figure for an Indian bowler in ODIs.</p><p>Shami also became the fastest bowler to take 50 ODI World Cup wickets. He is also the seventh bowler and the first Indian to take 50 ODI World Cup wickets.</p><h5>What did we learn from this article?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/virat-kohli-set-a-new-record-for-the-most-odi-hundreds%2FIndia.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=7119fe94-d8cd-401c-b7fa-7d82064baa93"><figcaption>A moment from the match. Photo by ICC.</figcaption></figure><p>The Indian players have played and performed as a team to reach the tournament's final. This shows that working as a team can help everyone get success. In cricket, effective leadership is essential. The captain is responsible for decision-making, strategy, and motivation. So, a good leader is very important for gaining success as a team.</p><p>Let’s hope India wins the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.</p>

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