India are in action against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Winning the toss, captain Rohit Sharma decided to bat first. On a batting-friendly pitch, India started well as Rohit Sharma scored 47 and Shubman Gill contributed with 79 runs before getting retired.
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It was then in-form Virat Kohli's turn to take the innings forward and the star batter has done a tremendous job.
Kohli is on his way to score his 50th ODI century and go past Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 49. The 35-year-old also broke another Tendulkar record on Wednesday as he went past the great man's tally of 673 runs in a single Cricket World Cup edition.
Top 10 batsmen with most runs in an ODI World Cup edition
| Player | Country | Edition | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli* | India | 2023 | 10 | 711 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 2003 | 11 | 673 |
| Matthew Hayden | Australia | 2007 | 11 | 659 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 2019 | 9 | 648 |
| David Warner | Australia | 2019 | 10 | 647 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2019 | 8 | 606 |
| Quinton de Kock* | South Africa | 2023 | 9* | 591 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 2019 | 10 | 578 |
| Rachin Ravindra* | New Zealand | 2023 | 10* | 565 |
| Joe Root | England | 2019 | 11 | 556 |
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