Virat Kohli becomes first player with 50 ODI centuries
Mumbai: Indian batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the first batsman on the planet to score 50 ODI century, breaking the record of fellow Indian Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli scored his 50th ton in the ICC ODI World Cup Semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede stadium here. He scored his 50th ton in his 291th match and 279th inning, significantly better than Sachin Tendulkar in terms of matches and innings who scored 49 centuries in 462 innings.
Kohli currently is nearing 14000 ODI runs and bats at a brilliant average of nearly 59 in the ODI format. This is also Kohli’s 80th century, nearing another milestone of most international centuries, currently held by Sachin Tendulkar who has 100 international centuries.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
