Cricket-Master Kohli paints perfect picture to eclipse Tendulkar

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - India v New Zealand - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 15, 2023 India's Virat Kohli celebrates after the wicket of New Zealand's Time Southee, caught out by KL Rahul off the bowling of Mohammed Shami REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Virat Kohli said he had painted the perfect picture after confirming his place as cricket's modern-day master batsman with a record 50th one-day international hundred in his team's World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand on Wednesday.

After equalling Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49 ODI hundreds against South Africa on his 35th birthday this month, Kohli claimed the record at the Wankhede Stadium with a knock of 117.