Virat Kohli since he was first named ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards as a 24-year-old. ,,In the five years since receiving that gong he has confirmed his reputation as the best one-day player in the world and, in the opinion of many, developed into the greatest batsman limited-overs cricket has ever seen.,,At the age of 29, he has already scored 32 ODI centuries and has his hero Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 49 well and truly in his sights. It is surely just a matter of time before he surpasses the Little Master, particularly if he keeps churning out runs as he did in 2017.,,He scored six tons in the format last year, averaging an astonishing 76.84 – his ODI career average now stands at 55.74, the highest ever by a batsman from a Full Member nation – with a strike rate hovering around a run a ball.
