'No man in open era...': Karthik namedrops massive Djokovic comment to hail Virat Kohli

In the world of sports, cross-comparisons between the icons of varied fields have become a normalcy. In his day, Sachin Tendulkar was seen in the space with Roger Federer and F1 legend Michael Schumacher. While the times have changed the trend has continued and now the limelight is on Virat Kohli and Novak Djokovic, who have had a monumental week. This week, Djokovic of Serbia created history by extending his record of most Grand Slam title wins. He won the US Open 2023 to take his tally to 24. On the same day (as per Indian Standard Time), Virat Kohli achieved another milestone by becoming the fastest to reach 13000 runs, in just 267 innings. 

3 things you need to know

• India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match
• Virat Kohli scored his 47th ODI century in the match
• Novak Djokovic won the US Open 2023

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Dinesh Karthik draws parallels between Virat Kohli and Novak Djokovic

Dinesh Karthik weighed in on the dominance of the Serbian professional tennis player and King Kohli to point out similarities. According to Dinesh Karthik, the trajectory of both Novak Djokovic and Virat Kohli have been similar. Both started impacting their respective games around the same time and a decade and a half later both have distanced themselves from their competitors to stand at the pinnacle of the sporting realm.

"To get it in 267 innings is unreal. It is very much comparable to what Novak Djokovic has done because when he started his career, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were flying, and they reached a point where they said no man in the open era can reach what they have done." He added, "But Djokovic has come and said, 'I am going to change everything about that.'. He has gone on to achieve more than them in terms of numbers. What this man has achieved in 267 innings is come close to some of the greats who have played the game, and we are adding up all the formats."

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Virat Kohli registers 47th ODI century

As the India vs. Pakistan encounter always tends to bring out the best of Virat Kohli, the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s contest was no different. He started slowly but steadily picked up. He accelerated after getting to his 50 and from there he raced to his 100 in just another 29 balls. The century goes down as number 47 of his ODI career. He finished off with a 6 and in the process took the score beyond the reach of Pakistan. He was adjudged the man of the match for his unbeaten knock of 122 off 94 balls.