WATCH: “Why would I want to congratulate?” Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis shocks everyone when journalist asks him to congratulate Virat Kohli for his 49th ODI ton

The video is now doing rounds on social media. Some Kohli fans are slamming Mendis for his bizarre remark while others defended him saying that the journalist should have asked questions surrounding things related to Sri Lankan cricket.

WATCH: “Why would I want to congratulate?” Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis shocks everyone when journalist asks him to congratulate Virat Kohli for his 49th ODI ton

Kusal Mendis and Virat Kohli (Images via X, ESPNcricinfo)

Virat Kohli slammed his historic 49th ODI ton during India’s penultimate group stage match of the 2023 ODI World Cup match against South Africa on Sunday (November 5) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. On the next day, Sri Lanka will lock horns with Bangladesh in Delhi.

And on the eve of the match, amid the team’s struggle to keep themselves alive in the tournament, Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis was asked about Kohli’s 49th century in the pre-match press conference. Mendis was asked whether he would want to congratulate Kohli for registering his 49th ODI ton, to which the Sri Lankan skipper shocked everyone when he said why he would want to.

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The video is now doing rounds on social media. Some Kohli fans are slamming Mendis for his bizarre remark while others defended him saying that the journalist should have asked questions surrounding things related to Sri Lankan cricket.

Watch the video here:

https://twitter.com/GemsOfCrickett/status/1721153686494405005?t=bYqCK9-fviHQRFnvcfXoMg&s=08

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli on reaching his 49th ODI century

Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar now have 49 centuries each in ODI cricket. The 35-year-old, who smacked his ton on his birthday, in all possibilities, will be scoring more centuries in the format.

Kusal Mendis
Virat Kohli (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Kohli also has the most number of centuries in white-ball cricket (50) as last year, he was able to score his maiden ton in T20Is. After Kohli’s historic landmark, Tendulkar wasted no time congratulating the Delhi-born batter.

Meanwhile, India posted 326/5 in 50 overs and bundled out the Proteas for just 83 runs in 27.1 overs. With this win, India have now won their eight group-stage matches on the trot. Their next match is against the Netherlands on Sunday (November 12).

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