World Cup Daily: Birthday boy Kohli joins Sachin on 49 ODI centuries

Test Match Special

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🗓️ 5 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann presents reaction from a thumping win for India over South Africa in Kolkata. You'll hear the thoughts of Carlos Brathwaite and Deep Dasgupta as well as Virat Kohli after levelling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries on his 35th birthday. The team discuss just how a team can beat India in this tournament and there's a focus on South Africa with legendary player AB de Villiers and cricket writer Firdose Moonda.

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0:35.2	The Test Match Special Podcasts at the Cricket World Cup.
0:39.8	Amunath again.
0:40.8	Oh, it could be over the road out!
0:42.4	Oh no! LB be over the road. Oh no!
0:43.0	LBW, he pulled across the line holding,
0:46.0	and India have caused one of the greatest upsets in the history of all sport.
0:51.0	They have won the third credential world cup here comes van Bunge
0:55.8	up to Walter Hershey Gibbs it's short he goes for it it's over the boundary it's
0:59.9	six six is in the over.
1:09.2	Hello I'm Simon Mann at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and welcome to another episode of the World Cup Daily Podcast from Test Match Special on a night where birthday boy Virak Coley made more history for India.
1:16.5	Rabada coming into Coley who punches through the covers, takes the single, and Virak Coley equals such in Tendukas, one day international record of 49 centuries.
1:30.5	All the reaction to come after a huge win for India which confirms top spot in the league stage
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