India vs Australia 2019: Centurion Virat Kohli equals idol Sachin Tendulkar's MASSIVE feat with 2nd ODI win timesnownews.com

Indian skipper Virat Kohli equalled batting legend and his idol Sachin Tendulkar's massive record in the ODI format with India's thrilling eight-wicket win at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Tuesday. Kohli played a pivotal role in the game with his 40th ODI century en route to his score of 116 runs off 120 deliveries but was ably supported by Vijay Shankar's all-round classic as India took a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series contest. Kohli's 40th century came in a winning cause and hence he managed to equal Sachin's record of most tons in winning causes in ODI cricket. Both Sachin and Kohli are presently tied at 33 with Aussie legend Ricky Ponting standing behind them with 25 such knocks, while Hashim Amla and Sanath Jayasuriya stand at the third position with 24 centuries in a winning cause.