“It’s written in the stars,” Michael Vaughan says, drawing a sharp parallel between Lionel Messi and Virat Kohli.

Michael Vaughan went on to say that the batting superstar’s success is predetermined by the stars and drew a comparison between him and the renowned Lionel Messi of Argentina, who excelled at the FIFA World Cup in 2022 by bringing his “A game” to the table. Notably, Messi won the Player of the Tournament title after inspiring his team to an incredible victory.

India has won five straight matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, giving them a commanding lead. With ten points after five games, the Rohit Sharma-led team is the only undefeated team in the tournament standings at the top of the points table. The fact that India’s top batter, Virat Kohli, is now in scorching form and is the second-highest run scorer in the competition, has played a significant role in their amazing performance in the cricket carnival thus far. Michael Vaughan, the former captain of England, is quite happy with Kohli’s performance and thinks the current major event will see him surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the most ODI hundreds.

“No one is better in the chase than Virat Kohli.” If he finishes 49th before the final and 50th during it, that wouldn’t surprise me. The stars bear witness to it. I posted it on social media: World Cups are always filled with amazing players. It outlines their heirlooms. A look at the football players demonstrates how Lionel Messi, representing Argentina, had to win the World Cup. Although Virat has previously won a World Cup, Vaughan stated on the Club Prairie Fire podcast that “you just get the feeling he’s going to drive the Indian team all the way.”

Kohli, who has 48 ODI hundreds to his credit, nearly matched Tendulkar’s global record of 49 centuries in the format during India’s most recent match in Dharamsala against New Zealand. He attempted to reach the milestone with a six on 95, but was dismissed five runs short of the mark.

In the World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli has scored 103 and a half wickets.

The former captain of India has amassed 354 runs from five innings at an average of 118 and a strike rate of 90.53 with five fifty-three runs in the five matches played in the competition thus far.

With an innings of 85 (116) against Australia, the 34-year-old saved India from a dire scenario when they were 2/3. He then went on to score 55* (56) and 103* (97) against Afghanistan and Bangladesh, respectively. The batter, who was born in Delhi, would be keen to maintain his form when India plays England in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29.