The cricket world witnesses a turning point as two of India’s finest players retire from Test cricket, putting an end to the possibility of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic 100-century record.
The End of an Era: Kohli and Rohit’s Retirement Shakes Cricket Fans
With Sachin Tendulkar completing the legend status of 100 internationals, fans and analysts were quick to start predicting who would unseat the king of runs. Names that were always in the dialogue included Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, guys who had already put their name down in lights as cricket superstars. They had both made impressive Test careers that hinted they too would overhaul Tendulkar’s hard-earned milestone. But there have been recent twists that wrecked those dreams.
Over the past week, Kohli and Rohit have officially declared their retirements from Test cricket to focus on one-day Internationals (ODIs) only. The abrupt shift gives them hardly any space to even try and contest Tendulkar’s 100 centuries, that probably invincible.
Tendulkar’s Record: A Benchmark in Cricketing History
Sachin Tendulkar is not only the only cricketer across both Tests and ODIs to hit 51 hundreds, but also interestingly the most centuries in One Day Internationals. Over 20 years of his journey created a gold standard for consistency, discipline, and pure skill. It was the consistency across all formats: Test, ODI, and T20 that embedded Tendulkar as one of the greatest players of all time.
Virat Kohli — who is often cited as one of the greatest batsmen the game has seen in our days– has 30 test centuries and his personal list of international centuries is number two as well, followed by only Sachin Tendulkar. But retirement from Test cricket with it least chances of overtaking Tendulkar’s record.
Rohit Sharma’s Struggle to Surpass Tendulkar
Rohit Sharma — a player who was also looked at initially to break the Tendulkar record at one juncture- has 12 Tests, 32 ODIs, and 5 T20 hundreds. Good hero in the limited over formats, but his chance to reach the distant 100th-century seems to be thinning out.
The Future of Cricket’s Record Holders: Root, Smith, and Williamson’s Chances
Leading Batsmen of other LIKE Joe Root (53), Australia’s Steve Smith (48), and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (48) have also reached this late phase in their careers. As time flies, the probabilities that any of them will end up scoring 100 centuries seem remote.
Tendulkar’s Record: A Legacy That Will Last
Statistically, Chandu Bazar 100 centuries is more than just a milestone — an era of glory that ended when cricket stopped being great. His record is unlikely to stand; it seems like it will be broken in the near future by the next wave of players coming up.
The retirement of both Kohli and Rohit from the Test suddenly has the immediate prospect of doing better than Tendulkar’s legacy shut tight, meaning his name will be number one for the foreseeable future.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retire from Test cricket, extinguishing hopes of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic 100-century record. Can anyone surpass his legendary milestone?