Year Ender 2023: From Virat Kohli To Glenn Maxwell, Watch Top 5 Centuries Videos

The World Cup Year was studded with powerful performances by cricketers from around the world. Fans saw massive targets get pinned at the scored board, and being chased in the nail-biting encounters. Records were leveled, broken, and rewritten. Crucial centuries by batters led their sides to beat opponents in a dominating manner. In this article, we will revisit the top centuries by star cricketers that entertained fans to the best. From Virat Kohli's fifty of centuries to Glenn Maxwell's blitzkrieg double century, 2023 was full of surprises and heart-winning moments.

It was a run-fest as 26 centuries were scored in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 by Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Maxwell, and others.

Have a look at the Top 5 centuries Videos scored this year:

Virat Kohli:

The backbone of Team India's batting line, Virat Kohli, made history this year. He achieved the milestone of scoring a half century of centuries leaving his idol and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar behind. Sachin's record was forty-nine half centuries and Virat surpassed Sachin scoring his fiftieth against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final match. He also emerged as the highest run-getter for the men in blue with 765 runs in the world battle.

Shreyas Iyer:

The India vs New Zealand semifinal match was no less than any wonder for cricket fans as the men in blue pinned a massive total of 397 runs. The match was already special as it marked Virat's half-century of half centuries, Shreya Iyer's 105-run knock was just like the topping on the cake. The stylish batsman marked his century with eight long sixes in only 70 balls, resulting in India's thumping victory. He wreaked havoc on Kiwi spin bowling to put on a masterclass show.

Travis Head:

No Indian cricket fan can ever forget Travis Head's name as he ended Men in Blue's ten-match winning streak and World Cup winning hopes. Not just in the finals, Head played splendidly throughout the tournament. In a league match against New Zealand, Head scored a blazing century off just 59 balls. He sealed the spot for Australia in the semis with much-needed points at the time after coming back from a hand fracture injury.

Glenn Maxwell:

Maxwell goes for a maximum again! It looked like the commentators were on a loop as they kept on announcing sixers almost after every third ball in the game against Afghanistan. The Australian scored a double century (201) with twenty-one boundaries and ten sixers in the memorable inning that rescued Kangaroos who were four down for only forty-seven runs at a point.

Rohit Sharma:

Indian captain Rohit Sharma blasted a hundred against Afghanistan in only 63 balls to bag the record for the fastest hundred by an Indian in the World Cup. Indian captain batted beautifully throughout the tournament giving a steady start in almost every match that helped team India pin big totals. It was also Rohit's seventh ton in the history of the ODI World Cup.