When India take on England at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, there will be an interesting subplot at play.
Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli is on the verge of history. One of the greatest white-ball batsman ever, Kohli has scored 48 ODI centuries so far and will look to equal the great Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar had scored 49 ODI hundreds in his glittering career and at one point, it had seemed almost impossible to reach for another batsman. However, Kohli is no ordinary batsman.
Now, Kohli is just one century away from history. He could have got it last Sunday when India took on New Zealand in Dharamsala. However, Kohli was caught in the deep on 95.
Now, his sights will be trained on England.
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Will Kohli score a 100 against England?
Kohli's been in imperious form in the ongoing World Cup. He's scored a century and three fifties and accumulated 354 runs in five matches.
He's looked in prime touch, with runs flowing from his blade effortlessly. In this touch, it won't be a surprise to see him score a century against an English side which is reeling at the bottom of the table.
Moreover, England's bowling attack is short on confidence. An injury to Reece Topley does not help while the likes of Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid have not managed to pull their weight.
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Prediction: Will Kohli score a century at Lucknow?
As per Dafabet, Kohli has a decent shout of scoring a century against England on Sunday. Here are the odds on Kohli scoring a ton against England.
Prediction | Odds (via Dafabet) |
Kohli to score a century | 4.20 |
Kohli not to score a century | 1.21 |
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