Virat Kohli ended his three-year drought of ODI centuries on Saturday, scoring his 44th in the format. The landmark was reached during the third One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh in Chattogram, moving him ahead of former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on the list of most hundreds in international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 100 tons, while Kohli is second with 72 after his heroics in the third ODI. Ponting, who finished his illustrious career with 71 international centuries, is ranked third.

While India is ecstatic about Virat’s century, fans and experts want the former India captain to break or at least equal Sachin Tendulkar’s colossal record. Kohli is five centuries short of Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI tons and 28 behind in international hundreds.

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif, on the other hand, believes it won’t matter if Kohli fails to achieve the feat of 100 hundreds. What matters most is that India wins an ICC title for the first time in nine years.

“This is not the time to count the centuries.” It makes no difference. They must win a championship. India has not won a trophy in many years. “Whether Kohli scores 100 or 200 centuries, it makes no difference; what matters to Indian cricket and its fans is a title,” Latif said in his latest YouTube video.

Virat Kohli: “In terms of finances, the IPL and Indian cricket are far ahead, but there is now pressure from fans and the media to win a title.” Kohli has the ability to score 100 centuries if he so desires, but the demand has shifted. The Asia Cup has ended, as have the Champions Trophy, the 2019 World Cup, and the previous two T20 World Cups. “While 100 centuries has its place, India and the Indian cricket board need to win a championship,” he added.

India’s last ICC trophy was the Champions Trophy in 2013. They’ve made it to the knockout stages four times since then but have yet to advance.

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