Adelaide: Sachin Tendulkar, in his illustrious career that spanned over two decades, has set many a records in cricketing history. Although many of these records are set to stand for some while, one man who has been tipped to break at least some of them is India skipper Virat Kohli.
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However, as the swashbuckling Indian top-order batsman gears up for his first T20I as the Team India captain, it was an Aussie, who matched one of the ‘Little Master’s’ unique records.
Australia opener David Warner absolutely clobbered the Pakistan bowlers all around the Adelaide Oval, to help his side to a massive total of 369. While he set a record-breaking opening partnership of 284 runs with Travis Head, there was another record that brought Warner on the same level as Tendulkar.
Warner’s 179 runs off 128 balls was his fifth 150 plus score in one-day cricket. This brought him level with Tendulkar, who had also scored 150 or more five times in his ODI career.
One unique thing about Warner’s five 150s is that the Australian had scored all of these scores against five different oppositions – Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan. Meanwhile, Sachin had scored his five 150s against four oppositions – New Zealand (2), Namibia, Australia, South Africa.
